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A man has appeared in court over an alleged security incident involving Arsenal stars Mesut Ozil and Sead Kolasinac.

Salaman Ekinci and Ferhat Ercan, both 27, of Tottenham , were charged under Section 4a of the Public Order Act on August 8.

They arrived at Highbury Corner Magistrates' Court in north London on Friday morning.

Mr Ekinci arrived wearing a black shirt and jacket, while also sporting a protective boot on his foot.

Mr Ercan wore a navy blue suit with a black shirt.

Both men deny behaving in a threatening or abusive manner towards a security guard outside of Ozil's house.

(Image: PA) (Image: PA)

Last month, the two Arsenal players were targeted in a car jacking, where Kolasinac fought off a knife-wielding gang as they targeted Ozil's £100,000 Mercedes jeep while his wife looked on from a passenger seat.

Ozil and Kolasinac then fled the scene and called police from a safe restaurant in Golders Green.

But the pair were left "spooked" by further terrifying threats which came following the carjacking incident.

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Both players were said to have been left in serious fear for their safety after late night incidents near their homes in north London.

Arsenal immediately gave both men time off following the development.

Kolasinac has since returned to action and has played in two Premier League games for Arsenal: the 2-1 win over Burnley and 2-2 draw with Tottenham.

Ozil is yet to play this season, but has featured on the bench.