Mesut Ozil is no longer the player that Arsene Wenger signed, says Martin Keown, with the Arsenal outcast appearing to have lost his creative spark and appetite for the game.
The Gunners made the German playmaker their record signing when snapping him up from Real Madrid in 2013.
A return of sorts has been offered on that investment, but little value is being found at present in a World Cup winner tied to a lucrative contract.
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Mikel Arteta has taken to dropping a man he once played alongside from his future plans, with Ozil expected to miss out on a place in Arsenal’s Premier League squad having already been overlooked in the club’s Europa League selection.