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Ex-Arsenal midfielder Mathieu Flamini agrees 18-month contract with La Liga side Getafe

Eddie Howe believes Mathieu Flamini should have been given a straight red card for his tackle on Dan Gosling
Image: Mathieu Flamini had two spells at Arsenal, making 246 appearances

Former Arsenal midfielder Mathieu Flamini has agreed an 18-month contract with La Liga side Getafe, Sky Sports News understands.

The France international has been a free agent since being released by Crystal Palace last summer.

Flamini has been training with the Spanish club over the last month in a bid to win a contract - and he appears to have succeeded.

LONDON, ENGLAND - JANUARY 28:  Mathieu Flamini of Crystal Palace in action during the The Emirates FA Cup Fourth Round match between Crystal Palace and Man
Image: Flamini has been a free agent since his release from Crystal Palace in the summer

The 33-year-old left Selhurst Park after 13 appearances, having signed a one-year contract at the club in the summer of 2016.

Flamini had been released by Arsenal following his second spell - a three-year stint that took his total appearances for the Gunners to 246.

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Flamini spent five years at AC Milan in between his two stints in north London, making 128 appearances for the Serie A side.

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He began his career as a youth at Marseille before breaking into the senior team during the 2003-04 season and signed for Arsenal for that summer. He has three caps for France.

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