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Mesut Ozil insists he will stay at Arsenal for the rest of this season and next after surviving “a hard time” under Unai Emery.

The Gunners playmaker insists he feels rejuvenated under Mikel Arteta and suggested the former club captain has a better connection with the Arsenal dressing room.

Ozil, whose £350,000-a-week contract ends at the end of next season, has been linked with a move to Fenerbahce but made clear he is going nowhere.

He said: “I am very pleased with my contract that will continue here this year and the year after.

“I can't tell you what the future will bring, I'm excited about the future, but I don't know what's going to happen.”

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Ozil’s troubled spell continued after Emery had left when in December he was outshone by Kevin de Bruyne during the 3-0 defeat to Manchester City .

He angrily kicked a water bottle as he was replaced by caretaker boss Freddie Ljungberg.

Ozil insists things are different under Arteta, who lifted two FA Cups as a player at Arsenal and served as captain from 2014 until his retirement in 2016.

Ozil added: “I had a hard time, especially with the previous coach Unai Emery, but now everything has changed, and I am very happy with everything. I play regularly and everything goes well.

“Arteta, as I said in my previous interviews, it was surprising to many people that he adopted the club in such a short time. He's doing a good job. He's hungry for success.

“Everything about him is positive. Arteta's story is a bit different because I don't remember when she quit football, but it hasn't been over that long. In this way, players can understand more easily.”