{"id":1100947,"date":"2019-08-10T18:40:31","date_gmt":"2019-08-10T17:40:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/?p=1100947"},"modified":"2019-08-11T12:19:09","modified_gmt":"2019-08-11T11:19:09","slug":"shkodran-mustafi-can-leave-arsenal-says-unai-emery","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/news\/shkodran-mustafi-can-leave-arsenal-says-unai-emery\/","title":{"rendered":"Shkodran Mustafi was told he &#8216;can leave&#8217; Arsenal, says Unai Emery"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Arsenal defender Shkodran Mustafi has been told he is free to leave the club.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Unai Emery has admitted he told the German that he can leave the Emirates.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Is this the end of Mustafi\u2019s Arsenal career? Five key things to know\u2026<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Mustafi joined the Gunners from Valencia in 2016.<\/li>\n<li>He played 30 times last season in the Premier League<\/li>\n<li>Mustafi has been criticised for making costly, high-profile errors.<\/li>\n<li>Emery admitted he told the player he can leave the club.<\/li>\n<li>The Spaniard also revealed his confidence in the player should he be required, however.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>https:\/\/audioboom.com\/posts\/7336082-10-predictions-for-the-2019-20-premier-league-season<\/p>\n<p>The 27-year-old is deemed as surplus to requirements by Unai Emery following the additions of David Luiz and Kieran Tierney this summer.<\/p>\n<p>The Spanish coached revealed he has teld talks with the defender in which leaving the club was discussed as an option.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI spoke with him when we finished last season,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.goal.com\/en-gb\/news\/emery-tells-under-fire-mustafi-he-can-leave-arsenal\/o2fc03vllp4z12vnoo8zzcf5y\">the Spaniard told reporters<\/a>. \u201cI spoke with him when we started pre-season and I spoke with him also two weeks ago saying maybe there was the possibility he can leave.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe decided to be more competitive in each position, at centre-back with David Luiz, with another player in the middle with (Dani) Ceballos, with Kieran Tierney, with (Nicolas) Pepe.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think being more competitive we can respond better in the season. Some players maybe they can play less with that situation and can leave.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Manchester United vs Chelsea Squawka Tactics\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ELGfIPxGBqo?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>Subscribe to <a href=\"http:\/\/sqwk.at\/Squawka-Sub\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Squawka\u2019s Youtube channel here<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<h2><strong>Emery aiming for \u2018winning mentality\u2019<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>The Arsenal coach wants the squad to be competitive this season in order to deal with the huge number of games the Gunners will have this season, as they look to compete on four fronts during 2019\/20.<\/p>\n<p>Despite Mustafi being booed by a section of his own supporters in pre-season, the Spaniard revealed he needs a winning mentality at the club and players who have the confidence required to perform.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe have a big responsibility,\u201d said Emery. \u201cThe responsibility is to give them the best possibility to be with us with confidence.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSome supporters can believe in or like one player more than another player, that\u2019s normal.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBut inside I want to be strong and to create a big squad with a big, competitive, winning mentality and above all, one with confidence in each other.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf he [Mustafi] needs to play, he can help us with confidence.\u201d<br \/>\n<script>(function(d,s,id){var js,fjs=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0];if(d.getElementById(id))return;js=d.createElement(s);js.id=id;js.src='https:\/\/embed.playbuzz.com\/sdk.js';fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js,fjs);}(document,'script','playbuzz-sdk'));<\/script><\/p>\n<div class=\"playbuzz\" data-id=\"66c974de-b77b-4864-9922-f0029ea5359e\" data-show-info=\"false\" data-show-share=\"false\"><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Arsenal defender Shkodran Mustafi has been told he is free to leave the club. Unai Emery has admitted he told the German that he can leave the Emirates. Is this the end of Mustafi\u2019s Arsenal career? Five key things to know\u2026 Mustafi joined the Gunners from Valencia in 2016. 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