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By Shambhu Ajith

Modified Aug 30, 2019 14:28 GMT

Unai Emery confident Mesut Ozil will stay

Arsenal manager Unai Emery remains confident that playmaker Mesut Ozil will not leave the club this season. Ozil is yet to play for Arsenal this season owing to safety concerns and illness. As has been the case every summer, there has been speculation over his future.

But Emery remains confident the German will stay at the club after the transfer window shuts on September 2nd. However, he also added that there could be more departures on or before the European transfer deadline.

“We are not speaking about the possibility for Mesut to leave. We finished here our transfer window and in Europe, it is going to finish on Monday.

“We cannot sign another player, but we have some players who have a possibility to leave in the four days before the transfer window closes.

“The club is working; some players know the situation and my focus and the team’s focus is to prepare for the match on Sunday and exclusively on Sunday.”

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