Nicolas Pepe has found himself in hot water after appearing to break coronavirus lockdown rules - forcing Arsenal to remind him of the Government's guidelines.
The Ivory Coast winger, who is the Gunners' club-record £72million buy after arriving from Lille last summer, was seen playing football with pals.
Footage obtained by The Sun appears to show the Premier League star enjoying a kickabout with a group of friends in North London.
Arsenal have been forced to step in and the club confirmed they have now spoken to their player over the incident.
A spokesman told The Sun : "We’ll be speaking to our players.
“We were concerned so we have spoken to Nicolas who shares a house with a number of relatives who were involved in this game.
“We have reminded him of the importance of everyone following the guidelines.”
The Premier League was suspended last month because of the COVID-19 pandemic and the government has asked the public to stay at home to help slow the spread of the virus.
Reported cases of the virus have crossed 2.5 million globally and more than 172,900 people have died.
The incident comes after Arsenal's fierce North London rivals Tottenham also intervened after their players breached lockdown rules.
Tottenham pair Serge Aurier and Moussa Sissoko apologised after posting a video of themselves training together.
Ivorian Aurier shared a series of videos on social media of himself and Frenchman Sissoko doing shuttle runs together but later deleted them.
"We wish to apologise for not setting the right example here," the pair said in a joint statement released to the British media.
"We recognise that as professional footballers we have a responsibility to be role models, particularly during this uncertain period that everyone around the world is facing.
"We must all respect the government advice to minimise the number of lives lost during this pandemic. We cannot thank NHS staff enough for their tireless work... and we shall both be making a financial donation to show our support."
