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Arsenal could be forced to sell Aaron Ramsey, Danny Welbeck for this reason

Arsenal could be forced to offload both Aaron Ramsey and Danny Welbeck in the summer owing to their decision to extend Mesut Ozil’s contract on club-record wages.

The Germany international inked a fresh three-and-a-half year deal during the final day of January, and his extension made him the club’s most expensive player on a salary of around £350,000-a-week.

According to The Mail, the club now face the difficulty in convincing both Ramsey and Welbeck to extend their existing deals with the duo likely to demand a significant rise on their current wages.

Both players have entered the final 18 months of their respective contracts, and it is reported that the club want a decision made between now and the summer, else they may have to part ways with their services.

Out of the duo, Ramsey has been more of a regular in the Gunners line-up, and he is expected to demand a significant hike on his £110,000-a-week salary after overseeing winter signings Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang and Henrikh Mkhitaryan command a £200,000 weekly package last month.

Meanwhile, the club are still in discussions over a fresh deal for Jack Wilshere, and with only five months, they are facing the prospect of losing the midfielder on a free transfer in the summer, with Liverpool deemed to be interested.

Other than this, the club still have to act on the futures of left-back Nacho Monreal as well as goalkeeping duo David Ospina and Petr Cech.

Although the latter could be allowed to leave with Arsene Wenger seemingly on the search for a new shot-stopper, preferably Jan Oblak from Atletico Madrid.

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