Football rumours: Juve escape for Ozil? Bellerin out too?

What the papers say

Could Hector Bellerin, left, and Mesut Ozil be on their way out of Arsenal? (Steve Paston/John Walton/PA)

Arsenal are set to ship Mesut Ozil out to Juventus on a six-month loan, according to Italy’s Tuttosport. The German midfielder has been long out of sorts at the Emirates Stadium, and the club are now reportedly willing to subsidise his mammoth £350,000-a-week salary to help seal the deal with the Italian giants. The move would reunite Ozil, 32, with his former Real Madrid team-mate Cristiano Ronaldo.

Meanwhile, with Arsenal full-back Hector Bellerin linked with a move to Barcelona, the Gunners are eyeing up Brighton’s Tariq Lamptey as his replacement, the Daily Mirror reports. Joan Laporta, the favourite to become Barcelona’s new president, has made clear his desire to sign 25-year-old Bellerin, who began his youth career at the Nou Camp. While manager Mikel Arteta is expected to fight to keep him at the club, Arsenal are said to have been keeping tabs on 20-year-old Lamptey, who has had a strong season with the Seagulls so far.