Arsenal Exit for Mesut Ozil Could be 'Best Solution', Says Mikel Arteta
News 18Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta says he is open to Mesut Ozil leaving the Gunners this month after freezing the German playmaker out of his squad this season. If it’s not the case the player will stay here.” Ozil was left out of Arsenal’s Premier League and Europa League squads for this season but is free to face Newcastle in the FA Cup third round on Saturday if selected. “We know that we have a really important player who is one of the key players in the past few seasons for this football club,” added Arteta, who played alongside Ozil for three seasons at Arsenal before retiring in 2016. “We will just putting the balance on what is the best thing for the club and the best thing for the team, and what the intentions of the player are, and we will try to find the right solutions for that.” Arteta also confirmed that 19-year-old defender Omar Rekik is close to joining the club from Hertha Berlin.