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Could out-of-favour Mesut Ozil be leaving north London?

Published Sep 30, 2019

Last updated Sep 30, 2019

What the papers say

Mesut Ozil is Arsenal’s top earner on £350,000 per week but he could be leaving the club in January, the Daily Mirror reports. The former Germany international is seemingly not favoured by Gunners manager Unai Emery, so the club are keen to loan him out even if they have to cover part of his wages. The 30-year-old World Cup-winning midfielder has only started one Premier League game this season.

The Sun says Wigan Athletic teenager Joe Gelhardt is being closely watched by Chelsea boss Frank Lampard. The 17-year-old forward is viewed as a possible replacement for Willian if the Brazilian leaves Stamford Bridge. But Lampard will have to compete with the interest of Liverpool and Everton.

England’s Jadon Sancho (left) is a viewed as a future Red Devil (Adam Davy/PA)

Former Arsenal player Emmanuel Petit has warned against regular changes to the starting line-up (Tony Harris/PA)

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William Saliba: The Arsenal defender made his first appearance of the season by coming off the bench for St Etienne in their 1-0 win over Nimes. The on-loan player’s return from injury has excited Arsenal fans, according to football.london, which cites them as saying the 18-year-old could be “the future captain of our club”.

Manchester United’s Tahith Chong could be going to PSV Eindhoven (Martin Rickett/PA)