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‘Arsenal need to cut their losses on Ozil’ – World Cup winner ‘isn’t part of the future’, says Keown

Arsenal need to “cut their losses” on Mesut Ozil and let the World Cup winner move on, says Martin Keown, with the German no longer considered to be “part of the future” in north London.

Ozil, who joined the Gunners from Real Madrid in the summer of 2013, has taken in 254 appearances during his seven seasons in England and scored 44 goals.

The 31-year-old's creativity has proved to be a useful asset at times, but questions over his form and attitude have never been far away.

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That remains the case at present, with Mikel Arteta having left the experienced performer out of his plans for the Premier League restart.