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Napoli are still holding out for a skyrocketing £66m for Gonzalo Higuain AND Carl Jenkinson is on the brink of penning a contract extension at the Emirates

Here are all the latest Gunners stories from today's Daily Mirror...

Ozil set for preferred role

Arsene Wenger wants to make Mesut Ozil his perfect 10 next season.
German midfielder Ozil showed his true potential during Arsenal’s run-in to the 2014-15 campaign, when he was played in his preferred position.
That has made manager Wenger determined to build the coming season’s team around Ozil, believing their £42million record signing is key to them mounting a title challenge.

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Wenger has made it clear Ozil’s No 10 role is now the key to his vision of an Arsenal team he wants to win with style next term.
Ozil has previously played wide left and right, and has also been frustrated by a catalogue of injuries in his first two seasons as a Gunner.

Jenkinson set for Gunners extension

Carl Jenkinson is set for a new deal at Arsenal despite being lined up for another loan move to West Ham.
The 23-year-old right-back, currently on £35,000-a-week, is poised to extend his Gunners contract which currently runs until 2018.
Jenkinson impressed at Upton Park last season. The Irons had sought to keep him on a permanent basis but Arsenal were unwilling to sell.

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West Ham are confident, however, of being able to announce his return for another year-long spell within the next week.
He played in 32 of the Hammers' 38 Premier League games last term, starting 29 of them.

Players return for pre-season

Jack Wilshere has been back in Arsenal training, as Arsene Wenger's side aim to build on last season's FA Cup success.
Manchester City have been heavily linked with the Arsenal midfielder, but he seems entirely focused on Arsenal.
Wilshere has said himself that he would not move to a team purely to fill a quota and it seems as though Arsenal value him highly, as there have been reports that his current wage is to be doubled as part of a new contract.