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Arsenal duo left out of squad to face Newcastle due to security concerns

Arsenal duo left out of squad to face Newcastle due to security concerns

Premier League side Arsenal published a statement yesterday to confirm that duo Mesut Ozil and Sead Kolasinac are to be excluded from the squad to face Newcastle United in their season opener on Sunday.

This is due to 'security concerns' after a reported number of incidents in the past few days; following just a couple of weeks after the duo were involved in an attempted car theft of Ozil's car - Kolasinac jumping out to defend his Gunners teammate.

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