Mesut Ozil finds himself on the outer at Arsenal.
The Sun says Ozil has been confirmed as one of the club's five captains by manager Unai Emery following a secret vote by the entire squad.
But some players are not totally convinced that the German superstar finished at the top of their ballot.
And they suspect that Ozil has retained his place in the leadership group simply to avoid any further controversy.
Emery did not reveal the full ballot results to his players but had laid down a few guidelines for the sort of qualities he expected of his captains.
And the quietly-spoken Ozil did not exactly meet all of those criteria.
