Arsenal fans seemingly can't decide whether or not they want Arsene Wenger in or out these days. A recurring pattern for the Gunners in recent years has involved Wenger being under pressure, turning it around with positive results and then repeating the same process.
Wenger's Arsenal contract is up in the summer and it's unclear at this stage whether not the Frenchman will continue his 20-year stint in North London.
According to Goal.com, Arsenal face losing a number of their key players if Wenger does not sign an extension and remain with the club.
Mesut Ozil scored a stunning hat-trick for Arsenal in the 6-0 drubbing of Ludogorets in the Champions League on Wednesday, but he is one of the top players likely to move on if Wenger is no longer in charge. The belief is that Wenger's future goes hand-in-hand with Ozil's situation.
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But Ozil is not alone, Arsene Wenger also played a huge role in bringing Alexis Sanchez in from Barcelona and he too is in the same boat as Ozil. A number of Europe's elite will be sniffing around if his contract negotiations do not progress.
England trio Alex-Oxlade Chamberlain, Theo Walcott and Kieran Gibbs are yet to begin contract talks, while Santi Cazorla and Per Mertesacker will be available for free in the summer when their current deals expire.
The contracts of Olivier Giroud and Aaron Ramsey are up in June 2018, meaning Arsenal have quite a bit of negotiating to do if they wish to keep the core of their side together.
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Arsenal are believed to have offered Wenger a contract extension, but a good chunk of this Arsenal side want assurances over who will be their manager next season before they sign a new contract themselves.
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