Hatem Ben Arfa and six other players who have famously gone AWOL

Sunderland fans were left infuriated earlier this week after AWOL midfielder Didier Ndong posted a poolside picture on Instagram one month into the new campaign.

But Ndong isn’t the only one who has gone missing from his club in recent years.

Didier Ndong isn't the only player who has gone.placeholder image
Didier Ndong isn't the only player who has gone.

We’ve picked out a couple of high-profile players who’ve failed to report to training.

Click on the gallery below to find out what happened to them.

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