The agent of Mesut Ozil has told Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta that fans deserve "an honest explanation" over the midfielder's exile from the team.
Ozil has been omitted from the Gunners' Premier League and Europa League squads, meaning he is effectively excluded from first-team action until at least January, when changes to the player lists can be made.
The former Real Madrid midfielder, a club-record signing when he joined for a reported £42million in 2013, has not made an appearance since March 7 and stated via social media this week: "I pledged my loyalty and allegiance to the club that I love, Arsenal, and it saddens me that this has not been reciprocated."
Arteta, though, insisted his conscience was "very calm" and that Ozil's exclusion was "just a football decision".
He also said Ozil, who reportedly earns in the region of £350,000 per week, had been given every opportunity to convince him he was worthy of a place in his plans and that he considered it a failure on his own part that he had not brought the best out of the player.
Ozil's influence has waned since providing 19 assists and creating 28 big chances in 35 Premier League outings during the 2015-16 season, setting up nine, eight, two and two goals in the following four campaigns respectively.
