Welbeck is expected to be out for most of the season after breaking an ankle last month

Arsenal are preparing to let another high-profile player leave on a free transfer next summer with the club not planning to offer a new contract to Danny Welbeck.

The club’s longstanding contract offer to Aaron Ramsey was withdrawn in September and they have now made it clear that there will be no new deal for Welbeck, who is expected to be out for most of the season after breaking his ankle last month.

Arsenal are supporting Welbeck through his rehabilitation and are hopeful that he will be fit enough to return before the end of the campaign, but they are not prepared to offer him a new contract as an incentive, as they have done in the past to injured players such as Santi Cazorla