But even though the Gunners did splash some cash and add Granit Xhaka, Lucas Perez and Shkodran Mustafi, as well as the promising young defender Rob Holding, I can not help but feel that we may have been a bit too hasty in allowing some of the other Arsenal squad members to leave.
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Arsenal are reportedly confident that the arrival of Shkodran Mustafi will help their cause in getting Mesut Ozil to commit his long-term future to the club.
The 23-year-old has settled into Premier League life very quickly, enjoying his best game under Arsene Wenger in the recent 3-1 win over Watford as well as impressing in the 0-0 draw against the champions, Leicester City, prior to the victory over the Hornets.
Arsenal midfielder Granit Xhaka has told Appenzeller Zeitung that he can learn a lot from his fellow Arsenal midfielders.
“You can see the players are world class just by the way they pass the ball”.
‘Ozil, Sanchez and Cazorla for example, are huge personalities.
“Things like their work ethic and ambition are impressive”.
“Everything happens on a higher plain than it did at Borussia Moenchengladbach or FC Basel”, Xhaka said. ‘The season is long, we’ll become stronger with every game’.
If Arsenal are to return to their days of making serious title challenges each year, Ozil is exactly the kind of player they need to keep at the club-a world-class talent who regularly makes match-winning contributions.
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“When I see Dennis Bergkamp on Ajax’s bench, it doesn’t bother me, but I remember Dennis has a son in Arsenal’s academy”, he added. You want him to be free from his statements and it’s always hard for him to be really objective sometimes, and even a bit harsh, and then come in and face the players.
