Mesut Ozil is ready to complicate Arsenal's plan to offload him by refusing to leave on loan.
The Gunners are under significant financial pressure to move Ozil this summer with the German's mammoth £350,000-per-week deal proving a crippling burden on the club.
The fact Ozil remained in London when his team-mates were suffering humiliation to BATE Borisov on Thursday night amplifies the huge problem Arsenal are facing regarding their top earner.
Work on trying to find Ozil a club has already started but Arsenal have encountered great difficulty in attracting suitors due to the World Cup winner's huge salary.