OZIL, LACAZETTE AND OXLADE-CHAMBERLAIN HAVING FUN ON TOUR

Arsenal trio of MesutOzil, Alexandre Lacazette and Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain were pictured having fun at their ongoing pre-season training in Shanghai.


The players were Kung-Fu fighting as a song played in the background.

The team was at a fan party where they were to unwind before the next season resumes. The trio put up a dance classic with fans and teammates cheering them on. They had gathered at the Manderin Oriental Hotel as part of the pre-season tour in China – one half of the pre-season plans aside Australia.

Arsenal are set to face German champs Bayern Munich on Wednesday while they battle local rivals Chelsea on Saturday.

The team has been bonding as calm filters in. MesutOzil is likely to agree a deal with the north London side while ending the long drawn speculations that have trailed his next move. After the pre-season tour, the World Cup winner is expected to put pen to paper.

“It is definitely my preference to stay. Once everyone is back in London, we will sit down and discuss the future. I have always said that I feel very good at Arsenal,” Ozil was quoted to have said. The German added that his priority was getting back into shape.

Arsene Wenger has insisted that Chile international Alexis Sanchez was not going to leave the Emirates Stadium this summer. There were reports that Man City might complete the deal soon or if Arsenal want to avoid strengthening a local rival then Bayern Munich or Juventus.

Unlike Ozil, Olivier Giroud’s future is still delicate. The signing of Lacazette meant the Frenchman would leave but for now nothing is certain. West Ham United and Everton are believed to be keen on the landing the former Ligue 1 star.