Arsenal are yet to open formal contract negotiations with Jack Wilshere, Kieran Gibbs or Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain, despite all three players entering the final 18 months of their current deals.

The Gunners have prioritised re-signing existing players rather than concentrating on new acquisitions during the January transfer window and have so far announced extensions for Francis Coquelin, Olivier Giroud and Laurent Koscielny.

Talks are ongoing with Alexis Sanchez and Mesut Ozil, while Per Mertesacker is closing in on a one-year agreement even though he has not played for the first team since April.

However, Standard Sport understands the club have not contacted representatives of the English trio, casting further doubt over their futures.

Wilshere is on a season-long loan at Bournemouth after being told by Arsene Wenger that his first-team opportunities would be limited this season.

The midfielder agreed to a move to the south coast in order to prove his fitness and he has started 14 Premier League matches this term.

That figure is his highest since the 2013-14 season and Wilshere has already forced his way back into the England squad under Gareth Southgate, having been dropped for Sam Allardyce’s only game in charge, against Slovakia.

Wenger has publicly stated he wants Wilshere, Oxlade-Chamberlain and Gibbs to stay but the former will return to Emirates Stadium at the end of the season with a year left on his contract and in a similar situation to when he left, vying for a first-team place with a plethora of midfielders.

Oxlade-Chamberlain used an October appearance on Sky’s Goals on Sunday programme to declare he will consider his future at the end of the season based on the number of games in which he has been involved.

The 23-year-old England midfielder has started eight League matches this season, the last of which came against Everton on December 13, since when his only other start came against Preston in the FA Cup third round.

Gibbs has endured similar frustrations, despite a notable drop in rival left-back Nacho Monreal’s form this season. The 27-year-old has featured in just five League matches and while he would prefer to stay at Arsenal, having been at the club for 13 years, it is believed Gibbs is open to a move away if the Gunners are unwilling to offer him a new deal. It is, however, unlikely Gibbs will leave this month.

When discussing Sanchez and Ozil’s situation, Wenger has insisted 18 months “is a long time” and so there remains the possibility Arsenal could yet offer new terms but tangible progress is yet to be made.

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