What Henrikh Mkhitaryan’s move to Roma means for Mesut Ozil’s Arsenal future- news today #AFC #gunner #arsenal #Arsenalfc #arsenalfans Mkhitaryan is expected to arrive in Rome this morning, with the clubs having agreed a season-long loan deal for the Armenian, with an option to buy the following summer. Arsenal expect Mkhitaryan to leave before the close of the European transfer window in Italy later today. The player moved to Arsenal 18 months ago in a swap deal with Manchester United, in which Alexis Sanchez went the opposite way. Both players have gone on to majorly underperform for the respective clubs. Sanchez recently completed a loan move to Serie A club, Inter Milan. The switch could improve Mesut Ozil’s chances of gaining regular starts, as both players have often featured in the No 10 role behind Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, and Alexandre Lacazette, according to the Mirror. Ozil failed to feature in last weekend’s North London Derby against Spurs, causing further questions as to why the club’s highest paid player cannot feature in the starting eleven in a match of such stature. However, the formation selected by manager Unai Emery against Tottenham may suppress Ozil’s minutes even further. Emery chose to play in a 4-3-3 formation, eliminating the No 10 role from the team. With summer loan signing Dani Ceba...