Mikel Arteta, coach of the Arsenal, assured that Mesut Ozil, who has not played since March, has very difficult to find a place in the English team.
The German is in his final year of the lucrative contract he has with him. Arsenal And, although it has been rumored with his departure, two weeks before the end of the transfer market, Özil is still a member of the 'Gunner' squad.
In Arsenal's 0-2 victory over Leicester City in the League Cup, Özil was left out of the squad for the fourth consecutive game.
“I am very happy with the team's performance and with how difficult the players are making the coaching staff choose the calls and the initial eleven”, explained the Spanish coach at a press conference.
“We are choosing the players that we believe are the best for each game. It is very difficult for some players, not just Mesut, to get into the eleven. Every week I try to choose the right players,” he added.