According to The Sun, Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta has told defender Shkodran Mustafi that he won’t stand in his way if the German wants to leave the Gunners in this window.
Mustafi earns £90,000 per week at Arsenal and he has just 18 months left on his contract.
The Arsenal centre back is reportedly willing to leave the club this month in search of regular football and Mikel Arteta has given his blessing for him to move away from the North London outfit.
Mikel Arteta has made his position known on a potential Mustafi exit despite the lack of centre back options at his disposal mainly due to injuries and loan deals.
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Apart from Mustafi, Arsenal have just three centre back options namely Sokratis Papasthathopoulos, David Luiz and Rob Holding.
Calum Chambers has been the best centre back at Arsenal this season but the England international won’t play again until next season after his knee surgery last month.
He sustained the injury during the home game against Chelsea in December 2019.
Another centre back options Kostantinos Mavropanos has joined Nurnberg in the German Bundesliga II on loan for the rest of this campaign.
Turkish giants Galatasaray are the obvious transfer options for Mustafi in his quest to leave Arsenal.
