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Ivan Rakitic would welcome Mesut Ozil at Barcelona if the Arsenal playmaker moved to the Nou Camp in January.

Goretzka is expected to be a free agent next summer after rejecting a contract extension from Schalke and has attracted attention from Arsenal, Barcelona and Liverpool.

David Ospina has not played for Arsenal since 28 September due to a groin injury and could start against cologne on Thursday.

Schalke would be open to a future return to Veltins-Arena for Gelsenkirchen native Mesut Ozil, but claim it will definitely not happen next summer.

Arsenal put their rivals to the sword this weekend, pulling off an impressive 2-0 win at the Emirates, cooling talk of a change in guard.

Michael Zorc will remain at Borussia Dortmund as sporting director and will not follow Sven Mislintat to Arsenal.

The Gunners trail City by 12 points, having already suffered four defeats in their opening 12 fixtures.

Sven Mislintat has joined Arsenal as the head of recruitment after spending 10 years with Borussia Dortmund.

Former Gunners starlet Ozyakup, 25, is set to leave Besiktas when his contract expires at the end of the season.

Arsenal have reportedly agreed a compensation figure to release Borussia Dortmund chief scout Sven Mislintat from his current contract at Westfalenstadion.

Arsenal left-back Nacho Monreal hopes Mesut Ozil and Alexis Sanchez will remain at the Emirates Stadium beyond the end of the Janaury transfer window.

Mustafi was heavily linked with a move to Inter Milan in the summer but described suggestions over his future as "s**t".

Richarlison, reportedly a target for Chelsea in the summer, has enjoyed a positive start to his Watford career.

Shkodran Mustafi was confident of Mesut Ozil's ability to find his man and it was down to him to find the back of the net.

Goals from Shkodran Mustafi and Alexis Sanchez gave the Gunners a 2-0 win over their north London rivals at the Emirates Stadium.

The Gunners were overwhelming underdogs going into the game but produced 90 minutes of resilience to end talk of a reported power shift in north London.

Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has hailed the commitment of Mesut Ozil and Alexis Sanchez after the duo helped the Gunners to secure an impressive 2-0 victory over Tottenham.

Mauricio Pochettino says Danny Rose needs to build up his fitness after leaving the England international out the Tottenham squad that lost 2-0 to Arsenal.

Alexis Sanchez and Shkodran Mustafi strike as Arsenal dominate Tottenham in north London derby, securing a 2-0 win.

Tottenham are yet to compete for a major trophy in years, despite finishing 11 points ahead of Arsenal last season.

Mustafi was rated as a doubt by Wenger on Thursday, but the defender was seen training with the first-team on Friday ahead of Arsenal's game against Tottenham.

Christian Eriksen has credited Arsenal legend Dennis Bergkamp for helping him develop the creative side of his game.

Spurs travel to the Emirates on Saturday and could go seven points clear of Arsenal with a win in the derby.

Reports from Catalonia suggest that Barcelona may look to Arsenal's Mesut Ozil if they are unable to persuade Liverpool into selling top target Philippe Coutinho in January.

Barcelona have made an approach to sound out Nabil Fekir's availability ahead of the January transfer window.

Tottenham are yet to compete for a major trophy in nine years, despite finishing 11 points ahead of Arsenal last season.

Harry Kane picked up a knee injury before the international break and continues to remain a doubt for Spurs' clash against Arsenal.

Sven Mislintat is the latest man to be linked with a move to Arsenal as the club continue to consider candidates to lead their backroom team overhaul.

Kane, Alli and Winks suffered knocks before the international break while Lloris and were Vorm were struck by knee and hip injuries respectively.

Former Arsenal and Tottenham midfielder Bentley believes a Gunners' move for Bale would "set the cat amongst the pigeons".