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Mesut Ozil has not been included in a matchday squad this season; German midfielder’s Arsenal contract expires at the end of the season; Mikel Arteta: “We will see what happens in the transfer window and we will assess at the end of that.” Mikel Arteta says he is unsure whether Mesut Ozil will return to the Arsenal squad in January …

ARSENAL are already planning for a shock relegation to the Championship with their big earning stars braced to take huge pay cuts. The prospect of the Gunners dropping from the top flight appears more likely by the week as they sit four points above the drop zone at Christmas.

Under-pressure Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta says the only way the struggling Gunners are going to turn their season around is if his players show they are fighters and not victims.

MIKEL ARTETA has reportedly been given three games to save his Arsenal job. Calciomercato claims Gunners chief and former player Edu Gaspar is ready to axe Arteta if results do not improve.

Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta said he has dealt with winger Willian’s unauthorised trip to Dubai, but would not reveal if the Brazilian will be dropped for Sunday’s Premier League trip to Leeds.

Former Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has hinted that he’d like another ex-player to follow Mikel Arteta as the club’s manager, with Thierry Henry perhaps his dream candidate.

Ozil has not played for Arsenal – who are on a three-game winning streak – since March 7 Mikel Arteta had admitted that it is “very difficult” for Mesut Ozil to break back into his Arsenal side after leaving the midfielder out of a fourth successive matchday squad.

Arsenal have confirmed the appointment of Mikel Arteta as their new head coach after the Spaniard emerged as the outstanding candidate in their search for a permanent successor to Unai Emery.