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Arsenal told to consider Ozil sale as former Gunners star questions value of World Cup winner

The German playmaker has seen just 71 minutes of action this season and Paul Mariner believes a big decision needs to be made on his future

Arsenal have to consider offloading Mesut Ozil because the costs of keeping him outweigh what he is currently offering to the club, says former forward Paul Mariner.

The World Cup-winning playmaker has seen just 71 minutes of action in the 2019-20 campaign.

There have been mitigating circumstances, with Ozil and Sead Kolasinac having been the subjects of an attempted car-jacking which raised serious concerns over their safety.

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Unai Emery was, however, reluctant to use the German midfielder at times last season and does not appear to be in any rush to hand the 30-year-old a prominent role this term.