Mikel Arteta insists his ‘conscience is very calm’ after taking the decision to axe Mesut Ozil from Arsenal’s Premier League squad.
German playmaker Mesut Ozil will not be in Arsenal’s Europa League squad when it is announced on Thursday. (more…)
Mikel Arteta has suggested his Arsenal side is evolving without Mesut Ozil as the club’s highest-paid player again missed out on the squad for Wednesday’s Carabao Cup win at Leicester.
Gareth Bale will comfortably become the Premier League’s top earner when his return to Tottenham is confirmed.
Mesut Ozil has made it clear that he will not be leaving Arsenal before the end of his contract, stating that he will ‘give everything’ for the club and that his four-year deal should be respected by all parties.
Bayer Leverkusen star Kai Havertz has been compared to Mesut Ozil and Michael Ballack by Owen Hargreaves, with the former Bayern Munich midfielder sure the youngster would thrive in the Premier League if he moved to England this summer. (more…)
Unai Emery has slammed Mesut Ozil’s “attitude and commitment”, claiming the Arsenal squad didn’t want the German to be installed as captain.
Arsenal continued to show improvement under Mikel Arteta as a second-half blitzing of Newcastle gave them a 4-0 win at the Emirates Stadium.
Switzerland international Granit Xhaka has emerged as the leading candidate to take over the Arsenal captaincy from Laurent Koscielny. (more…)