Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger has again declared Alexis Sanchez and Mesut Ozil will not leave this summer.
Wenger remains adamant that neither Sanchez nor Ozil will be sold in the summer transfer window regardless of who he brings in.
He told beIN Sports: "This summer... first of all [Sanchez and Ozil] will stay at the club and hopefully we can extend their contract."
Pressed on whether the duo would leave, Wenger simply stated: "No."
Following a pause, Wenger added: "You know you cannot weaken the club and weaken the team and you want to strengthen the team.
"Unless you find a player of the same calibre, if they want absolutely to leave... so I believe at the moment we are not on that front, we are just focused on keeping the players and the team together, and see how to strengthen the team."
Regarding any potential impact that contract extensions for Sanchez and Ozil would have on his squad, Wenger said: "I would say I'm more surprised by that question because when you sign a contract somewhere, you commit to give your best until the end of the last day of your contract, so I would say, 'why should they not give their best?'
"The interest of any player is always to play football and well, because even more so when you end the contract.
Source: tribalfootball.com