Security fears force Arsenal to withdraw Ozil & Kolasinac from the Newcastle fixture

Editorial Team 5 years ago

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Arsenal players Mesut Ozil and Saed Kolasinac have been targeted by an armed mob more than once, in separate incidents over the last two days.

The fresh incidents follow the ‘carjacking’ incident that happened a fortnight back when Kolasinac chased off two masked men carrying knives after they approached Özil’s car in Golders Green.

Neither featured in the Emirates Cup defeat to Lyon just a week after the incident but were widely expected to travel to Newcastle United for Arsenal’s opening game of the season after featuring in the final pre-season game against Barcelona on Sunday .

Arsenal have confirmed that the police were investigating “further security incidents” and released the following statement.

“Mesut Özil and Sead Kolasinac will not be part of the squad for our opening match against Newcastle following further security incidents which are being investigated by the police.”

“The welfare of our players and their families is always a top priority and we have taken this decision following discussion with the players and their representatives. We are liaising with the police and are providing the players and their families with ongoing support. We look forward to welcoming the players back to the squad as soon as possible. We will not be making any further comment on the matter.”

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