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Today’s fluff is feeling the burn

An undeniably good player he may be, but Mesut Özil currently appears to have acquired the status of square peg at Arsenal, where he is apparently unable to fit in any of the round holes on Unai Emery’s tactics board. Having sat out his team’s midweek Carabao Cup defeat at the hands of Tottenham on the bench, The Times say Arsenal may send their playmaker out on loan in January, following reports he has fallen out with his manager. Arsenal would be willing to sell Özil, but will struggle to find another club willing to match his £350,000-per-week salary. Inter are understood to be willing to take him on loan in January, but whether or not Arsenal will subsidise his wages remains to be seen.

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