William Gallas last night vowed to walk away from Arsenal for nothing next summer unless he is allowed to leave now.
The defender, axed as skipper by boss Arsene Wenger last season for blasting his team-mates, looked to have learned his lesson as he buckled down for the second half of the campaign.
But he has now told Wenger there is no way he will sign another contract when his current deal runs out in 12 months’ time.
Inter Milan boss Jose Mourinho is interested in Gallas and the centre-back will attempt to force through a £5million move – leaving Wenger with a defensive headache.
Mourinho reluctantly sold Gallas to Arsenal as part of the deal to bring Ashley Cole to Chelsea 2005.