Mesut Ozil does not want to be shipped out on loan, despite his Arsenal career hitting rock bottom.

The Gunners are desperate to offload the £350,000-a-week midfielder, who has fallen out of favour under new manager Unai Emery, but he is in no rush to leave.

The German — signed from Real Madrid in September 2013 — has always made it clear he enjoys life in London, and would want a permanent switch if they do force him out.

On Friday night, he posted to Instagram a quote credited to Gunners great Dennis Bergkamp: "When you start supporting a football club, you don't support it because of the trophies, or a player, or history, you support it because you found yourself somewhere there; found a place where you belong."

Boss Emery has grown frustrated with Ozil, who clearly does not fit into his long term plans despite being a World Cup winner. The wage bill is also crippling the club and will bite into their spending power this summer.

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Arsenal are prepared to subsidise Ozil’s wages to help push a move through but so far there have been no concrete offers just interest from China. Inter Milan did consider a loan.

Ozil, who has two years left on his contract, has now missed more games than he has played this season because of illnesses, a back problem and a knee injury.

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Emery made him captain and worked hard to integrate him but it has not worked, and this week left Ozil at home for Arsenal’s Europa League defeat by BATE Borisov in Belarus.

Ozil responded by posting pictures of himself being fit and training with the first team, which is only likely to inflame the issue further.