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Martin Keown slams Arsenal over their handling of Mesut Ozil and Alexis Sanchez
MARTIN KEOWN has torn into Arsenal over their handling of Mesut Ozil and Alexis Sanchez’s contracts.
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The duo could leave at the end of the season as they are stalling on signing new deals.
Arsene Wenger is planning a huge shake-up in the summer to prepare himself for the departures of his prize assets, who are out of contract next summer.
Uncertainty over the pair’s futures have affected the club’s form on the pitch.
Four defeats in their past five Premier League games has cast a doubt over whether or not they will finish in the top four come May.
And Keown thinks it is very unsettling when you have two players who don’t want to be at the club.
Mesut Ozil and Alexis Sanchez could both leave Arsenal in the summer
Keown hasn't been impressed with Arsenal's handling of Ozil and Sanchez's contracts
It must be draining when you have two players who do not appear to want to be a part of it
“You need to be a band of brothers who want to stick together but it must be draining when you have two players who do not appear to want to be a part of it,” Keown told the Daily Mail.
“It seems unprecedented that the contracts of two star players are running out at the same time.
“That situation should not have been allowed to develop.”
Arsenal face Manchester City in their first game after the international break.
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