Arsenal break silence after stars filmed on 'hippy crack binge'

Mesut Ozil, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang and team-mates attended Tape nightclub days before the start of the season.

Arsenal are to warn players including Mesut Ozil after footage emerged of a group of players using 'hippy crack' just days before the start of the season.

Ozil can be seen alongside Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang , Alexandre Lacazette, Sead Kolasinac and Matteo Guendouzi at a 'champagne and vodka party' at Tape nightclub in London.

Footage published by The Sun shows players holding balloons said to contain nitrous oxide, also known as laughing gas, which is not illegal.

Guendouzi can be seen seemingly passing out after inhaling from a balloon on a sofa.

And Arsenal have now commented on the matter, releasing a brief statement outlining their plans to speak to the players involved.

It read: “The players will be spoken to about this and reminded of their responsibilities as representatives of the club.”

Former Manchester United star Henrikh Mkhitaryan and German defender Shkodran Mustafi are present, but they are not filmed with the balloons