Unai Emery tells Mesut Ozil to leave Arsenal

Arsenal boss Unai Emery has made it clear Mesut Ozil isn’t in his long-term plans. The Gunners are short of funds this January, and it appears Emery has looked at Ozil’s £350,000-a-week salary as something that can be cut from the wage bill. On BBC 5 Live radio on Wednesday night, BBC reporter David Ornstein has given the following update on Arsenal and Mesut Ozil. According to Ornstein, Unai Emery has told Ozil to leave the club this January: “They’re not just rumours,” Ornstein told BBC Radio 5 Live. “Unai Emery has suggested to Mesut Ozil that it would be best for him to leave the club. And the hierarchy of the club feels that they would like him to move on. “I think that’s mainly financially driven for a player earning £350,000 per week but also related to that is the fact he is not performing anywhere near the level when he has played on a consistent basis as we know he can produce from the past. “He has no desire to leave, Mesut Ozil, so he won’t be leaving in the January transfer window. I’m told he’s working extremely hard to get himself fit. Reports coming out of London Colney is that he’s now doing extra gym work and he has a positive demeanour. He’s determined to work his way back into the side. “The word was he wasn’t doing a lot of the extra work most players were, and he is now. I’ve heard positive things about his behaviour, his commitment, his relationships with the teammates. “I don’t think that’s ever been a problem, but he’s clearly out of favour with the manager and that’s a very expensive problem for the club to have.”

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