The German has endured a stop-start season amid claims he doesn’t fit into his coach’s 3-4-2-1 system, so is there still room for him at the Emirates?
Five months into his tenure as Arsenal manager and the biggest conundrum facing Unai Emery should not have come as a surprise.
Mesut Ozil, Arsenal’s great enigma, has floated in and out of the news like a luxury playmaker ambling about the pitch. He has also dropped in and out of the Gunners first XI while nursing a mysterious back injury.
Talk of a rift between Emery and Ozil has circulated since August, and yet as the transfer rumours ramp up we are still in the dark regarding the future of Arsenal’s highest-paid and highest-profile player – despite his contract running until 2021.