Laurent Koscielny is taking legal advice after claiming his wages will be cut in HALF in his bitter contract row with Arsenal.
Koscielny, 33, and his representatives are due to meet club officials this weekend to try and resolve the issue and force a move away from the Emirates.
Gunners captain Koscielny has gone on strike by missing the club's US tour but the ex-France defender is angry after negotiations over a new deal.
Koscielny has only got 12 months left on his £100,000-a-week deal, wanted an extra year with the club insisting there was no automatic extension clause.
Arsenal were willing to give Koscielny an extra year with a guaranteed free transfer next summer if he decided to leave and they insist if he remains a regular then he could end up earning more.
But it would be on a lower basic with performance incentives and bonuses and the veteran centre half insists it effectively cuts his basic wage in half and the way the deal is structured leaves him out of pocket.
That has caused the ructions behind the scenes and there now appears no way back with Arsenal insisting he trains with the under-23s and he is facing disciplinary action with a heavy fine for missing the US trip.
Koscielny is digging his heels in and now wants to return to France with Bordeaux offering a three year contract - but only if he is a free agent and that is now a sticking point. Lyon are also keen.