Barcelona superstar agrees to join Arsenal, Real Madrid star on the verge of shock exit, Chelsea superstar holds talks with Atletico Madrid and more LaLiga news: 14 January 2019

By Shambhu Ajith

Modified Apr 25, 2019 12:50 GMT

Morata has cut a frustrated figure at Stamford Bridge of late

Denis Suarez has an agreement with Unai Emery to join Arsenal

Unai Emery has demanded the club sell Mesut Ozil as early as possible as he looks to rope in out-of-favour Barcelona midfielder Denis Suarez to the Emirates, according to The Daily Express

Mesut Ozil was left out of the Arsenal lineup against West Ham despite being present for training all week and this has raised further questions regarding his future at North London.

Emery wants to sell Ozil in order to free up the wage bill and also to fund a move for Denis Suarez who reportedly has an agreement with the former Sevilla manager.

Emery said Ozil did not make the cut as others deserved to take the field ahead of him. He explained Ozil's exclusion from the squad by saying,

“The players who were here were the ones who deserved to be at this match.

“Sometimes he is helping us, at other moments not helping us because of injury or because maybe the match is not for him.”

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