Mesut Ozil has hinted he will not be forced out of Arsenal with a cryptic social media post featuring a quote from club legend Dennis Bergkamp.
Ozil has been persistently left out the first-team by Gunners boss Unai Emery who has felt the playmaker has lacked the physicality for certain matches during his reign.
There has been intensive speculation over the future of the 30-year-old midfielder, who signed a new contract worth a reported £350,000 a week before tax in January last year which ties him to the club until 2021.
On Friday evening, Ozil posted a picture of himself wearing the Arsenal captain's armband.
Alongside the picture he included a quote from Bergkamp which read: "When you start supporting a football club, you don't support it because of the trophies, or a player, or history, you support it because you found yourself somewhere there; found a place where you belong."
Fans' favourite Bergkamp is considered one of Arsenal's greatest ever players and has a statue outside the Emirates. Ozil has divided opinion among Gunners fans since joining from Real Madrid in 2013.
Additional reporting from Press Association
