Former Arsenal midfielder David Bentley has slammed Mesut Ozil and Alexis Sanchez.

Both players are holding Arsenal to ransom on new deals and could leave this summer as talks have been shelved.

“I don't think any player is worth what people say they are unless they're a great ambassador for the club," Bentley told 888sport.

“Sanchez and Ozil aren't great ambassadors for their club and they don't offer the full make-up of their importance as great footballers. Do they do tremendous work in the community and are they great with fans and are they loyal? Are they the Paul Scholes or Roy Keane of Arsenal? I don't think that's the case. They're just good footballers.

“Ferguson sold players with the same ability because he understood the game. He sold Van Nistelrooy, Jaap Stam; it's endless how many players he let go because even though he recognised their performances and ability they weren't that valuable to the football club.

“For me to speak about this doesn't mean that I was that type of player. But I was in dressing rooms with Ledley King and Patrick Vieira and at Blackburn you had Ryan Nelson and Robbie Savage, people who would cane you. It's not that they had better ability than me but as a footballer they had the complete package.

“So are Sanchez and Ozil important to their club? No, and Arsenal shouldn't bend over to keep them. There are plenty of great footballers around the world to get. Just go online and there are loads of lads from South America running past a hundred players and banging it in the top corner. There are others with their skill."