Arsenal hero Nigel Winterburn believes new arrival Dani Ceballos will be a threat to Mesut Ozil's place this new season.

Unai Emery moved to bring in Spanish youngster Ceballos from Real Madrid on loan, and Winterburn reckons the starlet could pose a threat to Ozil's place in the starting XI.

He told 888Sport, "I love watching Ozil play when he's at his very best but last season he wasn't influential in the team and I'm not sure what was really going on.

"This season we will find out very quickly because Ceballos has come in who is a similar kind of player."

"He [Ozil] is a terrific player to watch but when we get caught out defensively his enthusiasm to get back is questioned.

"That's why perhaps we need to get him on the ball more in attacking areas but we're not Manchester City or Liverpool who can dominate the ball a lot."