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Jack Wilshere is close to entering the final six months of his contract with boyhood club Arsenal and wants to hold talks with Wenger before deciding next move.

Manchester City are close to agreeing their biggest commercial deal in the club's history as talks with Puma near completion.

Gabriel says he felt that Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger was using him more as a back-up during his time at the Emirates.

Wilfried Zaha is likely to receive attention during the January transfer window after playing an integral role for Crystal Palace since returning from a knee injury.

Burnley striker Chris Wood is fit to face Arsenal on Sunday after missing last weekend's 2-0 win over Swansea.

Arsene Wenger has maintained two different teams for the Premier League and the cup competitions and is hoping it will help them during the busy festive period.

Ozil is currently on his final year in contract and would be available to join any club on a free after the end of the season.

Bundesliga strugglers FC Cologne's injury headache continues to worsen after Arsenal triumph with defender Dominic Maroh and striker Jhon Cordoba ruled out until the New Year.

Jack Wilshere is concerned that his lack of playing time with Arsenal is hampering his chances of making the World Cup squad and has hinted at a possible exit.

Paul Merson claims Arsenal star Mesut Ozil is receiving a lot of stick because he is one of the best players in the Premier League.

The Gunners went on to win the game 2-0 through goals by Shkodran Mustafi and Alexis Sanchez in the first half.

Theo Walcott will remain sidelined for Arsenal's Premier League clash with Burnley at Turf Moor on Sunday, although has now returned to training following an illness.

Mesut Ozil would be a good signing for Barcelona but will have to come to terms with not being the number one at the Nou Camp, says Martin Keown.

Schalke 04 contract rebel Leon Goretzka met with two Barcelona officials over the recent international break to discuss a summer move to the Nou Camp.

Alexis Sanchez has less than a year left on his contract at Arsenal. He is linked with a move to Manchester City, while Ligue 1 giants Paris Saint-Germain are also interested.

Leicester forward Jamie Vardy has no regrets over turning down a move to Arsenal in the summer of 2016.

Arsene Wenger praised Maitland-Niles and Reiss Nelson's performance despite Arsenal succumbing to their first group stage defeat in the Europa League.

Arsene Wenger insists it was always the plan to replace Danny Welbeck at half-time of Arsenal's 1-0 Europa League defeat to FC Cologne on Thursday night.

Sporting director Christian Heidel says Schalke have yet to be informed that they have no chance of keeping Leon Goretzka, with the player expected to decide his future shortly.

Malcom is also catching the eye of Bayern Munich and Paris Saint-Germain, who may need to offload some attackers before they can buy the Brazilian.

Arsenal sunk by Sehrou Guirassy's second-half penalty in Cologne, but the defeat matters little thanks to Red Star Belgrade's goalless draw with BATE Borisov.

Mourinho is seemingly keen for Fellaini to stay and remains hopeful that a deal can be agreed with the Belgian.

Julian Draxler has been played out of position by manager Unai Emery following the arrivals of Neymar and Kylian Mbappe.

Mesut Ozil has demanded Barcelona to pay him £329.000-a-week to make a move from Arsenal to the Nou Camp in January.

Manchester City were close to completing a deal this summer but the transfer fell through as the Gunners were unable to secure a replacement for Alexis Sanchez.

The move to sign Mesut Ozil is being handled by Raul Sanllehi, who has a good relationship with Arsenal.

Reiss Nelson impressed Wenger during Arsenal's pre-season tour this summer and is now becoming a regular in the cup competitions.

Danny Welbeck could make his first appearance for more than five weeks when Arsenal travel to Cologne tomorrow and Arsene Wenger is convinced he will go to next year's World Cup.

Barcelona boss Ernesto Valverde insist that the La Liga leaders are "open" to signing new players during the upcoming January transfer window.

Walcott, 28, is down with a bout of illness and is being assessed by the Gunners' medical staff at the club's London Colney training base.