Arsenal head coach Mikel Arteta has hinted both Mesut Ozil and Matteo Guendouzi may have a future at the club - pointing to Granit Xhaka's own remarkable turnaround as an example.
While Guendouzi continues to be left out after his antics in the defeat at Brighton last month, Ozil has yet to kick a ball since the season resumed.
Arteta has given short shrift to any questions asked about a potential return for the pair, with neither being named in any of the past seven matchday squads.
Guendouzi is reportedly training alone following his bust-up with Brighton's Neal Maupay, with his temperament believed to be a concern to Arteta, who has likewise left Ozil - the club's highest-earner - on the sidelines for the past 10 games.