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'Time for Arsenal to bid farewell to Ozil' - Gunners legend calls for end to 'tremendously sad story'

Arsenal have been urged to bring the “tremendously sad story” of Mesut Ozil to an end, with Charlie Nicholas saying it is “time to say farewell” to the German and a number of defenders.

A World Cup-winning playmaker has just completed a sixth season in north London.

There have been plenty of highs during that time, but just as many lows for a man who has divided opinion and faced questions of his contribution throughout a spell in English football.

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A move elsewhere has been mooted for a while, dispute being tied to a lucrative contract, and Nicholas believes the time has come for the Gunners to move in a different direction.