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title: "Arsenal morning news round-up – 5th January 2019"
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author: "Read Everything"
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published: "2019-01-05T07:30:00Z"
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# Arsenal morning news round-up – 5th January 2019

The news cycle surrounding Arsenal never stops and as such, it can be difficult to keep up to date with everything that’s going on. Therefore, we’ve rounded up everything you might have missed from yesterday into one place.

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### [Mesut Ozil "wants to play for Arsenal", claims journalist](https://readarsenal.com/2019/01/04/mesut-ozil-wants-to-play-for-arsenal-claims-journalist/)

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Mesut Ozil is keen to remain an Arsenal player, according to respected journalist Raphael Honigstein.

The German's future has been constantly talked … [Read More](https://readarsenal.com/2019/01/04/mesut-ozil-wants-to-play-for-arsenal-claims-journalist/)

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### [Arsenal eyeing swoop for Barella](https://readarsenal.com/2019/01/04/arsenal-eyeing-swoop-for-barella/)

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Arsenal are eyeing up a swoop for Cagliari midfielder Nicolo Barella as they look to replace Aaron Ramsey in the summer.\
According to Calcio Mercato, … [Read More](https://readarsenal.com/2019/01/04/arsenal-eyeing-swoop-for-barella/)

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### [Premier League trio to rival Arsenal in Suarez pursuit](https://readarsenal.com/2019/01/04/premier-league-trio-to-rival-arsenal-in-suarez-pursuit/)

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Everton, Watford and West Ham will all provide competition to Arsenal in the race to sign out-of-favour Barcelona ace Denis Suarez this … [Read More](https://readarsenal.com/2019/01/04/premier-league-trio-to-rival-arsenal-in-suarez-pursuit/)

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### [Arsenal Predicted XI: Blackpool (A)](https://readarsenal.com/2019/01/04/arsenal-predicted-xi-blackpool-a/)

![](https://cdn.readeverything.co/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/1075744236-300x300.jpg)

Arsenal will be looking to avoid any slip-ups when they travel to Blackpool in the FA Cup third round. \
The Gunners head into this fixture … [Read More](https://readarsenal.com/2019/01/04/arsenal-predicted-xi-blackpool-a/)

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