Arsenal have spoken to Mohamed Elneny to ensure "he understands the wider implications" of a social media post expressing support for Palestine after concerns were raised by one of the club's sponsors.
Over the past week, tensions in the Middle East have escalated between Israeli and Palestinian groups.
In response to the events, Elneny took to Twitter on Monday and posted a tweet to his 4.8 million followers that read: "My heart and my soul and my support for you Palestine."
As per the Jewish Chronicle, the post prompted anger among some of the Gunners' Jewish supporters due to the fact that it contained an image called 'Palestine Lives Matter', which featured an outline of Israel filled with pro-Palestine images.
These concerns were echoed by one of the Gunners' sponsors, the Lavazza Group, after the Jewish Chronicle requested a comment form them on the issue.
“We’ll immediately reach out to Arsenal to remark we are concerned about the club associated with such a message," read a statement from the coffee manufacturers.
“Content of this post is totally not aligned with our company values. Lavazza Group is fully committed against racism and antisemitism.”
In response to this, Arsenal said that Elneny was free to express his own views on his own social media channels, but confirmed that they had spoken to him to warn him over the implications of the post.
"As with any employees of Arsenal, our players are entitled to express their views on their own platforms," said the club in a statement.
"That said we have spoken to Mo about this so he understands the wider implications of his post.
"As a club, we are committed to confronting and eliminating all forms of discrimination and continue to champion the need for equality and diversity across all areas of life."
