Brighton boss Roberto De Zerbi has claimed that he harbours no ill feelings towards Leandro Trossard ahead of tomorrow's clash against Arsenal.
Trossard left the Amex Stadium for the Emirates during the January transfer window after publicly falling out with De Zerbi earlier this season. But the Italian has played down talk of any potential rift whilst praising the versatile forward in the process.
Speaking ahead of the Seagulls game in north London, De Zerbi said: "Trossard is a fantastic player. He was a fantastic player when he played for us and he still is a fantastic player.
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"Now we have other players. I am proud for my players and I’m proud of my squad. I only want to speak about my players and don’t want to speak about players from other teams."
Trossard hit the ground running for Mikel Arteta's side, scoring once and assisting eight times in the Premier League since completing the move during the winter window - numbers that read even more impressive considering his minutes have been limited. The Belgian international has been deployed on the left wing, as well as in a false nine role when given a chance in the team.
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