Mesut Özil jet off to Turkey as he snubs Arsenal FA Cup final against Chelsea

The future of Arsenal's play maker, Mesut Özil has continued to spark controversy on social media with the latest reports that the German has travelled to Turkey.

Arsenal will travel to Wembley stadium to face Chelsea in the final of the FA Cup today, at 5:30pm GMT.

It's been reported that Mesut Özil has been excluded from the squad to travel for the final.

According to Sky Sports, 10 players outside of Arsenal's 20-man matchday squad are permitted to attend the final, but the German wasn't listed by Mikel Arteta.

The former Real Madrid star is yet to feature for the north London side since the restart of the league. He didn't make any appearance until the season ended,which Arsenal finished eight on the league standings.

Although, the player's agent Dr. Erkut Sogut confirmed that the Özil intends to see out the final year of his contract.

Özil is currently the highest paid player 9n the squad with a weekly wages of 350,000 pounds per week.

“He's got an ongoing contract that hasn't changed,” Sogut said.

“He will stay with Arsenal.”