Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger says “it’s possible” that Alexis Sanchez and Mesut Ozil could leave in January.
But Wenger remains hopeful the duo will stay at the club, following encouraging comments from Ozil’s agent about a possible contract extension.
Sanchez and Ozil’s deals expire in the summer, meaning they could leave Arsenal for free at the end of the season.
Asked if there was any deadline the pair needed to sign contract extensions by, Wenger said: “No, not at the moment.”
And when it was suggested that Arsenal might cut their losses on the pair in January, the manager added: “Once you are in our kind of situation, we have envisaged every solution yes.
“It’s possible.”
However, Ozil’s agent Dr Erkut Sogut said earlier in the week that the Germany international wanted to play in the Premier League for another two to three years and that talks with Arsenal ‘are going in a positive way’.
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