Former Arsenal striker Jeremie Aliadiere says Mesut Ozil must be sold to lighten the club's wage bill.
The inconsistent German currently tops the club's wage earners with a contract reportedly worth 350,000-per-week.
"I can understand that if Emery is not a fan of Ozil he needs to move on so that Arsenal can get somebody else, but that is very difficult to do with the five-year deal,"Aliadiere said.
"It's a tough one because I feel when Ozil plays he does bring something different to the team and [Alexandre] Lacazette and [Pierre-Emerick] Aubameyang clearly enjoy playing with him.
"Obviously Emery sees things we don't see and maybe in training his work-rate is not there and work-rate is really important to Emery.
"I think they have a different philosophy on how to play the game.
"It's a difficult situation and I can see both sides, if they get an opportunity to sell him, Arsenal right now need to sell in order to bring in other players and when you look at the supposed breakdown between player and manager last year, I would understand if they decided to do that."
