{"id":1664,"date":"2017-11-28T11:33:39","date_gmt":"2017-11-28T11:33:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.legitgambling.com\/news\/?p=1664"},"modified":"2017-12-14T18:14:34","modified_gmt":"2017-12-14T18:14:34","slug":"wenger-ozil-sanchez-will-stay-beyond-january","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.legitgambling.com\/news\/wenger-ozil-sanchez-will-stay-beyond-january\/","title":{"rendered":"Wenger: Ozil and Sanchez will stay beyond January"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.legitgambling.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/arsene-wenger.jpg\" alt=\"Arsene Wenger\" width=\"300\" height=\"197\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-1668\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ars%C3%A8ne_Wenger\">Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger<\/a> has revealed that he believes that contract rebels <strong>Alexis Sanchez<\/strong> and <strong>Mesut Ozil<\/strong> will stay at the club beyond the winter transfer window.<\/p>\n<p>Both players will be free to sign pre-contract deals with foreign clubs in January, as the pair will have just six months left on their contracts in the January transfer window.<\/p>\n<p>The pair have rejected new terms at the north London club. They are expected to move on in the near future. Speculation regarding their futures has dominated the north London clubs headlines in the last year.<\/p>\n<p>At his press conference ahead of the Gunners game with <strong>Huddersfield<\/strong> on Wednesday night, Wenger was asked if the pair would be at the club on February 1<sup>st<\/sup>. <\/p>\n<p>The Frenchman replied <\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Yes, of course. That is what we said many times.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Asked again if the club has completely ruled out selling the pair, Wenger said: <\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Yes, I rule it out, I do not think every day about that. At the moment I think, as long as they are here, they have to give their best for the team and for the club. In my head, they stay until the end of the season.<\/p>\n<p>That was the decision taken at the start of the season &#8211; unless something unbelievable happens, I don&#8217;t think it should change.<\/p>\n<p>They are going into the final year of their contract. Will they stay longer? That is impossible to answer today but they have a contract until the end of the season.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><strong>PressBureauTV<\/strong><\/p>\n<div style=\"position:relative;height:0;padding-bottom:56.25%\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ckopp2AEgYc?rel=0&amp;showinfo=0?ecver=2\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" style=\"position:absolute;width:100%;height:100%;left:0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div>\n<p><strong>Linked with moves elsewhere<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/alexis_sanchez\">Alexis Sanchez<\/a> was reportedly close to making a deadline day move to Premier League rivals <strong>Manchester City<\/strong>. However, the Gunners could not find a replacement for the Chilean and the deal fell through. Media reports suggest that the Citizens are likely to renew their interest in Sanchez in the summer. The league leaders would then be able to sign the former Barcelona star without a fee.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Mesut Ozil<\/strong> has been linked with moves to numerous clubs.<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.legitgambling.com\/reviews\/william-hill\"> Manchester United are believed to be the favourites<\/a><\/strong> to sign the German international in the summer. Red Devils boss <strong>Jose Mourinho<\/strong> previously coached Ozil at Real Madrid and is a big fan of the playmaker.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Ozil a doubt for Huddersfield game<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The 28-year-old is a doubt for Wednesday\u2019s game with Huddersfield due to illness. He missed the 1-0 win at Burnley on Sunday and is still a doubt to feature against the Terriers.<\/p>\n<p>Arsenal are looking to record a 13<sup>th<\/sup> straight home win in the Premier League against <strong>David Wagner<\/strong>\u2019s team. Town have been poor on their travels in the Premier League, suffering defeats in four of their last five games on the road.<\/p>\n<p>Scoring goals on their travels has been a major problem for the visitors. The Yorkshire side have failed to score in their last five away games in the top-flight. The fact that the Gunners have kept clean sheets in four of their last five home games in the Premier League does not bode well for the visitor\u2019s trip to the capital.<\/p>\n<p>Arsenal returned to the top-four at the weekend with that win over <strong>Burnley<\/strong>. Everybody connected with the club with be confident of cementing their place in the Champions League spots with a victory in this clash.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Will Alexis Sanchez and Mesut Ozil still be at Arsenal on February 1<sup>st<\/sup>?<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger has revealed that he believes that contract rebels Alexis Sanchez and Mesut Ozil will stay at the club beyond the winter transfer window. Both players will be free to sign pre-contract deals with foreign clubs in January, as the pair will have just six months left on their contracts in the [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8,5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1664","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-sports","category-uk"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.0 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Wenger: Ozil and Sanchez will stay beyond January<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.legitgambling.com\/news\/wenger-ozil-sanchez-will-stay-beyond-january\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Wenger: Ozil and Sanchez will stay beyond January\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger has revealed that he believes that contract rebels Alexis Sanchez and Mesut Ozil will stay at the club beyond the winter transfer window. 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Since I knew how online gambling worked thanks to the experience I gained when I was in the UK, I was extremely excited to have the opportunity to introduce US players to the best online gambling platforms and show them that online sportsbooks and casinos can offer an immersive gambling experience, just like their land-based counterparts. Why I Do This What attracted me to online gambling was the possibility of placing bets on my favorite teams from the comfort of my home. I wanted to be able to do that using safe platforms and secure payment options to fund my betting account. And that is exactly what I want for my fellow bettors, too. Naturally, I was a bit of a skeptic myself at first when it came to online gambling simply because I knew how unsafe some sites can be. But once I did some research and talked to fellow European experts, I realized that there is a way to find perfectly safe online gambling platforms. 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My name is David Nugent and I am editor-in-chief of LegalGamblingAndTheLaw.com. I have always enjoyed various sports, primarily soccer, as I am a die-hard Everton fan. Over time, I learned more about sports betting and discovered the fascinating online gambling industry. Eventually, I decided to turn this passion of mine into a project, and that\u2019s how this platform came to be. I am excited to share my story with you and talk about this platform that\u2019s a result of over 20 years of experience I have in the industry. My Beginnings My love for sports has always been a big part of my life. It all started with my dad and me playing in the backyard, but I continued to play sports throughout both elementary and high school. At that time, I knew very little about sports betting since it wasn\u2019t legal in Pennsylvania, but I quickly learned that other states have different laws and that sports betting was legalized in some of them. When the time to pick a college came, everyone thought I was going to do something sports-related. However, that wasn\u2019t my plan. Since there are many lawyers in my family, I decided to follow in their footsteps. I studied law at the University of Pennsylvania, and during that time, my passion for sports only grew bigger. I would watch various sporting events with my friends and attend all matches and games that were happening in the area. On one occasion, I decided to go on a road trip to Vegas with my friends, and, needless to say, I fell in love with the bright lights, humongous buildings, and fantastic casinos. That\u2019s when I discovered the whole gambling scene I knew nothing about. Of course, I knew how to play some games, such as poker and blackjack, but I never realized how well-developed this industry actually was. That trip changed my perspective on what I wanted to do with my life. After I graduated, I took some time off and I traveled through the US, exploring various casinos and land-based sportsbooks. I also spent one year in the UK, where my dream of watching Everton play finally came true. There, I realized how advanced the whole gambling industry is and that the legal aspect of it was quite different than in the US. I spent that time writing for various online platforms where I had the opportunity to share my extensive knowledge about sports. When I came back to the US, I was given a chance to write for an international soccer magazine where I covered the Premier League \u2014 which I was crazy about \u2014 Bundesliga, and other international tournaments. After having written hundreds of sports-related articles, I knew what I wanted to do \u2014 create my own platform and share my knowledge with others. How LegalGamblingAndTheLaw.com Came to Life Once I set the goal, I started doing extensive research on the online gambling industry and the laws surrounding it. I wanted to combine my background in law and the passion I have for sports and create a high-quality online platform. While the online gambling industry was flourishing in Europe, the exact opposite was happening in the US. That is, until 2018 when PASPA (Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act) was overturned. After that, every US state was allowed to introduce new laws and provide operators that wanted to offer various online gambling opportunities with licenses. That was the start of the online gambling industry in the US. Since I knew how online gambling worked thanks to the experience I gained when I was in the UK, I was extremely excited to have the opportunity to introduce US players to the best online gambling platforms and show them that online sportsbooks and casinos can offer an immersive gambling experience, just like their land-based counterparts. Why I Do This What attracted me to online gambling was the possibility of placing bets on my favorite teams from the comfort of my home. I wanted to be able to do that using safe platforms and secure payment options to fund my betting account. And that is exactly what I want for my fellow bettors, too. Naturally, I was a bit of a skeptic myself at first when it came to online gambling simply because I knew how unsafe some sites can be. But once I did some research and talked to fellow European experts, I realized that there is a way to find perfectly safe online gambling platforms. Every gambling site you find on this platform has gone through extensive and rigorous testing to ensure its safety and reliability. Additionally, I have studied the laws of each state in the US, as well as of other countries worldwide, to gain a deeper understanding of how online gambling works in different parts of the world. I\u2019d like to note that the online gambling industry has just begun its journey and we are yet to see its significant growth and improvement in the future. It will be my pleasure to witness all of that with you. I Couldn\u2019t Have Done This on My Own Of course, none of this would have been possible if it weren\u2019t for the amazing team of people I gathered for this project. Since I have only basic knowledge of web development, I started working with some experienced developers who have helped me build this platform. Today, they are here to make sure everything runs smoothly. Also, I knew from the beginning that I wouldn\u2019t be able to take care of all the content on my own, which is why LegalGamblingAndTheLaw.com has an incredible team of experienced gamblers, writers, and people with a background in law. They help me conduct in-depth research and find all the necessary information. Naturally, since this industry is still new in the US, we are all learning a lot, and we will continue to do so in order to improve our platform and make your experience better. 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