Arsenal News: Ozil misses training, Alexis returns, £53m La Liga winger deal in doubt

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Mesut Ozil was a notable absentee from Arsenal training at London Colney today as they prepared for their clash against Stoke.

The German, who was taken off in midweek after 86 minutes against Liverpool, was not pictured with his team-mates.

Earlier this month, manager Arsene Wenger admitted Ozil has been missing sessions in between matches to keep him fresh but the 27-year-old was rested against Sunderland in the FA Cup last weekend.

 

One player who did take part in training was Alexis Sanchez.

The Chilean handed Wenger a welcome boost with his reappearance and he could now make the match day squad for tomorrow's match after being out since the end of November.

Mohamed Elneny was also training with his new team-mates and could make his Premier League debut at the Britannia Stadium.

 



Mesut Ozil has been one of the players of the season so far



 

Inaki Williams has agreed a new deal keeping him at Athletic Bilbao until 2020.

The talented 21-year-old has scored six goals in 14 La Liga appearances this season and leading to interest from Arsenal and Liverpool.

But Goal.com say the attacker will sign a three-year extension to his current deal with expires in 2017 and his release clause will rise to around £53million.