Özil and Sanchez need assurances that Wenger will strenghten the Arsenal squad over the summer

Arsenal are facing a battle to persuade Alexis Sánchez and Mesut Özil to sign contract extensions at the Emirates Stadium with talks over new deals being placed on hold until the summer.

The club had hoped to avoid either player entering the final two years of their deals and opened negotiations with both of their representatives last year, but they have failed to progress and will not be resumed until the end of the season.



Arsenal are willing to give both of their star men new five-year deals with significant pay-rises taking their weekly wages to £160,000, but both Sánchez and Özil need convincing that other areas of the squad will be strengthened and that they will be able to compete for the biggest trophies,