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'Love to keep them'

Arsenal owner Stan Kroenke reveals talks still ongoing with Alexis Sanchez and Mesut Ozil over new deals

Kroenke insists: 'We want to attract top players, keep top players and those guys are top players. We’d love to keep them'

ARSENAL are still doing their utmost to keep Alexis Sanchez and Mesut Ozil.

Owner Stan Kroenke says "we want to attract top players, keep top players and those guys are top players".

 Mesut Ozil and Alexis Sanchez are very much wanted by Arsenal
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Mesut Ozil and Alexis Sanchez are very much wanted by ArsenalCredit: Getty - Contributor

Both players are out of contract next summer and conjecture over their futures has been rife for the past six months or so.

The Gunners turned down the chance to sell Sanchez to Manchester City for £60 million on transfer deadline day.

And Ozil has been heavily linked with a move to Manchester United, although the player himself denies any deal is on the cards.

 Owner Stan Kroenke is doing his best to persuade the pair to stay
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Owner Stan Kroenke is doing his best to persuade the pair to stayCredit: AFP or licensors
 Sanchez nearly joined Manchester City in the summer
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Sanchez nearly joined Manchester City in the summerCredit: AFP or licensors

Now Kroenke has told the Daily Telegraph: "I watched them on Sunday and they looked really good and played really, really, really well.

"We’d love to keep them.


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"It takes two to dance; we’ll keep working to keep our top talent and to attract more talent but some of the guys we’ve got are looking pretty good."

One man Arsenal are not keen to keep is women's team boss Pedro Martinez Losa.

 Ozil has been linked with Manchester United
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Ozil has been linked with Manchester UnitedCredit: Rex Features
 Kroenke, seen here congratulating manager Arsene Wenger on winning the FA Cup in May, may have his work cut out keeping Sanchez and Ozil on board
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Kroenke, seen here congratulating manager Arsene Wenger on winning the FA Cup in May, may have his work cut out keeping Sanchez and Ozil on boardCredit: Getty Images - Getty

A poor start to the season has seen them slip to sixth in the Women's Super League table.


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And it has led to the Spaniard losing his job, with assistant Ismael Garcia stepping up to take temporary charge.

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