Arsenal manager open to January Arsenal return for Ozil
The Spaniard has suggested that the former Real Madrid star might still have role to play for the Gunners.
Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta has recently opened the door
for Mesut Ozil to come back to the squad in January.
The former Germany international playmaker has been frozen
out of the Spaniard’s plans ever since March and is not currently involved in
either of the Gunners’ plans for the Premier League or the Europa League.
In the meantime, he has been involved in a battle with the
club on social media platforms, undermining them by offering to pay the wages
of mascot Gunnersaurus, who was sacked by the club earlier this year as they
made cutbacks because of the Covid-19 crisis.
Ozil’s deal is up at the end of this season and his Arsenal
career seemed to be over – but there may be another twist to come in the
Arsenal tale.
“He’s not in the squad right now,” Arteta said at on
Saturday ahead of a Premier League meeting with Burnley on Sunday. “I’m
focusing just on the players we have here.
“But, whatever happens in January, we have some time to
decide.”
Former Gunners boss Arsene Wenger recently spoke out in defense
of the former Real Madrid star, claiming that he is not a tough character to
manage.
"He was not difficult to manage. He was a guy who had a
special quality as a creative player and needed to have fun," the former Arsenal
boss remarked.
"He is an artist and these guys are a bit more
sensitive. They need support and an environment that pushes them to give their
best."
Wenger also generously offered Arteta some advice to get the
best out of Ozil.
You have only two ways to see a football team. You get
everybody to do the same. The same intensity of work, the same defensive work
or you try to find a compromise," he said.
"You have a more creative player in the team who can do
less defensive work but you build a team around him who can compensate for
these deficiencies.
"That is what you have to think about."
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