Edu has hinted Arsenal are trying to reach an agreement with outcast Mesut Ozil.
World Cup winner Ozil has been left out of Arsenal ’s squad for both the Premier League and Europa League despite being the club’s highest earner on £350,000-a-week.
Edu admitted it would be a quiet January market for Arsenal but Ozil’s contract expires in the summer and they have held talks with the German midfielder looking set to leave at the end of the season.
Edu said: “I talked to him, Mikel talked to his agent, I talked to his agent about some possibilities, not fighting, just some things to try and help each other. The way we see his future at the club, the way we see him here. It’s quite clear.
“What makes me feel comfortable, which we treat the situation, man to man, no-one hides anything, and Mikel explained to you guys a lot.
“People might start to ask: ‘what are you going to do in the winter window?’ Of course we will try to do something but, listen, we have the responsibility to change it. Don’t wait for someone outside to come inside and be a magician because that’s not going to happen.
“Or if you can sign 20 players - which we’re mot going to do - but that’s not going to work anyway. So the main problem, the main thing for me, is that we, as a club, has to understand our problem. Here. That’s it. Believe, because we believe. I believe.
“If you see our squad, to be fair, we have a strong squad. A fit Thomas, if Willian starts to perform like he always performs. If Lacazette, Aubameyang. If you see our squad, we are strong, but they depend on us.
“Why people have to expect a magician to go ‘boom! Come here, Messi! Boom!’ No. It depends on us. No, we have to take this responsibility, it’s not about me, not about Mikel, it’s not Leno, it’s not Laca, it’s our responsibility to change it.”
