Arsenal plan £200m summer spending spree with Mesut Ozil, Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain and Olivier Giroud to be axed
Reports claim trio will be sold to fund a big-money overhaul of the Gunners squad for next season
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ARSENAL will launch a £200million spending spree funded by the sales of Alexis Sanchez, Mesut Ozil and Olivier Giroud, claim reports.
Arsene Wenger is looking likely to be the man holding the purse strings despite the Gunners suffering a collapse in form.
The Frenchman is renowned for his controlled spending but Arsenal chiefs are pushing for a major overhaul this summer, according to
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Contract rebels Sanchez and Ozil are expected to be sold as their current deals run down.
While Giroud, Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain and Jack Wilshere could all join the exodus in the Gunners' biggest shake-up for years.
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Wenger's backroom team is also in like for a remodel with a director of football being sought to help the under-fire boss.
A list of summer targets has already been drawn up as the Gunners plan how to spend the considerable amount they will rake in.
Lyon striker Alexandre Lacazetteis a No1 target, with Celtic whizkid Moussa Dembele a cheaper option.
Dembele's team-mate Kieran Tierney has been lined up as an option at left-back, while the Gunners have been linked with a swoop for Wilfried Zaha.
Jordan Pickford, Jack Butland and Joe Hart are also on Wenger's radar as part of a complete re-tune of his squad.
Chief executive Ivan Gazidis is pushing for change in the backroom set-up meaning should Wenger stay he can expect to be working under vastly different conditions.