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Arsenal want to sell Mesut Ozil to sign Yannick Carrasco

Mesut Ozil looks increasingly likely to depart Arsenal in January as he continues to remain on the fringes at the Emirates and now, as per TuttoMercatoWeb, Unai Emery wants the German sold in order to finance a move for Belgian winger Yannick Carrasco who is currently plying his trade in China.

Mesut Ozil currently earns £350,000 a week and this is one of the primary reasons why the Gunners are not keen on keeping the playmaker at the club as his contributions begin to dwindle. Arsenal are short-staffed on the wings and this will be a worthwhile move for Carrasco if he plans to resurrect his top-flight career.

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