No ultimatum as Arsenal's Ozil and Alexis contract talks rumble on

Dom Farrell

No ultimatum as Arsenal's Ozil and Alexis contract talks rumble on image

Arsenal have not issued a contract ultimatum to Mesut Ozil or Alexis Sanchez.

Talk over the future of the two attacking stars, whose deals run out at the end of this season, has dominated the agenda at Emirates Stadium for months.

Speaking ahead of Wednesday's Premier League trip to West Ham, Wenger responded to reports Ozil has been given a bumper final offer of £275,000 per week by confirming talks are ongoing with both players.

"The conversations are, as always, going on with everybody. Our door is always open. I cannot tell you much more," said the Arsenal boss.

"I have said many times we want to keep them and, at the moment, that's all we can say. The best way to deal with these kind of things is to keep it as discreet as possible."

Asked whether a "take-it-or-leave-it" offer had been made, Wenger replied: "No."

While Arsenal remain in discussions with Ozil and Sanchez regarding fresh terms, both men continue to generate intense transfer speculation ahead of the January window.

Manchester City are reported to still be keen on Sanchez, having missed out on his signature over the summer, while World Cup winner Ozil is apparently wanted by his former Real Madrid boss Jose Mourinho at Manchester United.

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Dom is the senior content producer for Sporting News UK. He previously worked as fan brands editor for Manchester City at Reach Plc. Prior to that, he built more than a decade of experience in the sports journalism industry, primarily for the Stats Perform and Press Association news agencies. Dom has covered major football events on location, including the entirety of Euro 2016 and the 2018 World Cup in Paris and St Petersburg respectively, along with numerous high-profile Premier League, Champions League and England international matches. Cricket and boxing are his other major sporting passions and he has covered the likes of Anthony Joshua, Tyson Fury, Wladimir Klitschko, Gennadiy Golovkin and Vasyl Lomachenko live from ringside.