Ozil one of Arsenal's biggest talents - Emery

Dom Farrell

Ozil one of Arsenal's biggest talents - Emery image

Mesut Ozil can be a vital player for Arsenal under Unai Emery, who is a huge admirer of the Germany international's talents.

Ozil has regularly wowed the Emirates Stadium faithful with his creative skills since joining from Real Madrid in 2013, but the club's poor performances over recent years have also brought a slew of criticism for the 29-year-old.

Emery addressed the media for the first time since his appointment as Arsenal head coach on Wednesday and suggested Ozil can expect to be central to his plans.

"He's one of the biggest talents here at Arsenal and I want talented players here," said the ex-Sevilla boss, who is fresh from landing a domestic treble with Paris Saint-Germain.

"I want to spend time with him and with all the players. I want to speak to him on a level. I want to speak to him about how excited I am to be here.

"I want all the players to feel that. This is an exciting project and we all have to give 100 per cent."

Jack Wilshere's future is less clear, with the midfielder out of contract at the end of next month.

Emery declined to discuss Wilshere's situation specifically but reiterated his belief the squad left to him by Arsene Wenger might not be in need of major surgery despite finishing sixth in the Premier League this term.

"I want to speak about the team collectively, I don't want to speak individually about the players," he explained.

"This team is a big team with big players, great players and I think we need to change little things."

Dom Farrell

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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.