Arsenal are planning a new attempt to terminate the contract of Mesut Ozil.

The Daily Mail says the Gunners are to re-open talks with Ozil ahead of the January transfer window over ending his £350,000-per-week contract early.

The Gunners, it is understood, approached Ozil about reaching a settlement agreement for the final nine months of his contract over the past fortnight but the attempts proved unsuccessful.

Ozil is said to want virtually all the remaining £13million on his deal.

The Gunners are ready to make another offer to the World Cup winner with a view to removing him from their wage bill in January.

The prospect of Ozil playing much first-team football before then looks remote.

UEFA have already confirmed the German's omission from Arsenal's Europa League squad while Ozil is expected to be left out of the club's 25-man Premier League party.