Flamini heads the queue for Emirates exit

AS Jens Lehmann embarked on one last farewell lap of the Emirates Stadium, several of his team-mates slipped more quietly into the shadows to signal the start of a summer revolution at Arsenal.

Flamini heads the queue for Emirates exit

The German goalkeeper is set to be the most senior but not the most notable departure from north London over the coming weeks, with Milan vice-president Adriano Galliani, confirming last night that Mathieu Flamini, the midfielder, was on the verge of completing a free transfer to the Serie A club. The Frenchman will sign a four-year contract today, subject to a medical.

Just two hours earlier, Arsene Wenger, the Arsenal manager, had hinted Flamini’s exit was looming.

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