Published 12:42 IST, October 16th 2020
Mesut Ozil set to be left out of Arsenal's 25-man Premier League squad, fans perplexed
Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta is ready to axe Mesut Ozil from his 25-man Arsenal squad. The club needs to leave out two non-homegrown players from their squad.
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Arsenal manr Mikel Arteta seems to w be rey to axe Mesut Ozil from his 25-man Arsenal squ. According to a Daily Mail report, Arsenal needs to leave two n-homegrown players out of ir Premier League squ this season, and rumours suggest that Mesut Ozil could be one of m. playmaker has alrey been excluded from Europa League squ.
Mesut Ozil has one year left on his contract, worth £350,000 and Gunners have tried to offlo him. However, midfielder has insisted that he doesn't want to leave and is happy to be where he is as he intends to see out his deal until summer. Mikel Arteta is facing a selection crisis ahe of registration deline date for Premier League. Arsenal have 19 foreign players which is two more than what selection guidelines will allow.
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Mesut Ozil's European omission comes amid his souring relations with club, who were left embarrassed on Tuesday when former Real Mrid player publicly offered to pay salary of Jerry Quy, man who plays role of club mascot, Gunnersaurus.
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Arsenal have to trim down ir squ to 25 players for Premier League before October 20. A squ can contain a maximum of 17 n-homegrown players, but Arsenal currently have 19 n-homegrown players after signing of Thomas Partey on final day of transfer window. And this means Mesut Ozil and Sokratis Papastathopoulos are likely to be left out.
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If Mikel Arteta's decision goes that way, it would mean that playmaker will likely t play any football until January. However, Arsenal will look to maximise what y can get out of 'German Zidane' since player is highest earner in squ with a whopping £350,000 per week salary.
Fans confused as Mesut Ozil's Arsenal exclusion reports emerge ahe of Arsenal's Premier League squ anuncement
A lot of Arsenal fans are confused as to why Mikel Arteta hasn't been playing a player who was tipped to be one best when he arrived in England. Ozil has been given assurances over his playing time, yet he continues to pocket most and fans have t been able to understand this decision. Mikel Arteta has stressed that Mesut Ozil still remains a key member of his squ and has a future at Emirates Stium. Here is how some fans reacted to news coming out -
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12:42 IST, October 16th 2020