Mikel Arteta hurt by Mesut Ozil situation at the club.
Mesut Ozil was dropped from the Premier League and Europa League squad this season by Mikel Arteta.
His days at the Emirates are coming to an end as he entered the final year of his contract and has not featured for the Gunners since March.
“Since I arrived here, if you see where some players had started and where they are right now, their careers are completely changed and they have earned that right, we gave them the opportunities and they took them,” Arteta told beIN Sports.
“With Mesut at the moment, with the squad list obviously he cannot be involved. I tried to be as clear as possible with himself and with all the media and fans because I think they deserve to know the reasons why.
“Some people would understand it and a lot of people wouldn’t understand it because of the player he is [and] what he’s done for the club.
“I’m hurt because I don’t like any players in my squad not to have the possibility to participate or to compete. For me it’s really sad because I think nobody deserves that. And we have a few in our squad now because of the numbers we have with foreign players.
“But at the end of the day I’m sitting here to make decisions, to make the decisions that in my opinion are best for the football club, and this is what I have to do.”
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