Ozil
Ozil played all Premier League matches under Mikel Arteta before the season was suspended due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Ozil has been out of Arteta's plans this season and he was ruled out of the team's squad for UEFA Europa League.
Elneny has been an important player for the Gunners under Arteta's command.
Elneny completed a one-year loan to Besiktas from Arsenal after Arsenal manager, Unai Emery, announced that he will not count on the Egyptian player this season.
Arsenal manager Unai Emery is not looking to offload Mesut Ozil this month, but wants the German to start delivering consistently on the field when given the chance.
Ozil scored Arsenal’s first goal, gave a key pass to Arsenal’s second goal and provided an assist for Arsenal’s third goal at the game.
Arsenal manager Unai Emery is not concerned about Mesut Ozil's desire to perform despite a suggestion by former manager Arsene Wenger that the German playmaker's retirement from international soccer could affect his motivation.
Klopp has defended German compatriot Mesut Ozil, saying the criticism the Arsenal midfielder received for being photographed with Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan was due to "absolute misinformation" and "complete nonsense".
Kroos has criticised former World Cup-winning teammate Mesut Ozil for the way he announced his international retirement over racism claims and said the Arsenal player spoke "nonsense".
Germany captain Manuel Neuer has denied that Mesut Ozil was the victim of racism within the German FA (DFB), but admitted the fiasco has taken a toll on the players.
German Football Association (DFB) head Reinhard Grindel on Thursday said he should have made clearer that racism is unacceptable after midfielder Mesut Ozil quit the national team citing "racism and disrespect" over his Turkish roots.
Ozil, who plays for English club Arsenal, said DFB President Reinhard Grindel had blamed him for Germany's poor performance at this year's World Cup.
German soccer star Mesut Ozil said on Sunday he would no longer play for the national team because he faced racism and disrespect.
At the height of the row Ozil made no comment on his meeting in London with Erdogan, an outspoken critic of Germany who was campaigning for re-election at the time.
Ozil, 29, will sit out the friendly against Saudi Arabia in Leverkusen with light bruising to his left knee, but was able to run in training on Thursday.
Wenger took close to a full-strength squad to Sweden for the first leg which his side won 3-0 last week.
The 29-year-old Germany international confirmed on Twitter that he had agreed a three-and-a-half year deal.
There are many teams who fear losing their biggest stars, as they are running in the last year of their contracts.
Atletico Madrid has contacted Arsenal's Mesut Ozil to join them in the summer, the Sun newspaper reported.
Ozil wears number 10 in German national team following the retirement of former German international player Lukas Podolski .
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