ARSENAL sponsor Lavazza are holding 'urgent talks' with the club after a controversial tweet from Mohamed Elneny. The Egyptian midfielder posted a pro-Palestine message amid the worsening conflict with Israel. The post included an image with the text 'Palestinian Lives Matter' which shows an outline of Israel with pro-Palestine images within. The Lavazza Group told the JC: “We’ll immediately reach out to Arsenal to remark we are concerned about the club associated with such a message. Lavazza Group is fully committed against racism and antisemitism.”In a statement to the JC, an Arsenal spokesman said: “As with any employees of Arsenal, our players are entitled to express their views on their own platforms.

Source: Express May 15, 2021 14:20 UTC