Mesut Ozil was given the chance to leave Arsenal on deadline day but the Gunners blocked it, claims The Daily Mirror.
It has emerged a club from Qatar tabled a late bid for Ozil to prise the German away from Arsenal after more than six years at the club.
Ozil has been heavily linked with a move away from Arsenal in the last few years but has become an important player again under Mikel Arteta.
Handing Ozil a lucrative new long-term deal at the start of 2018 has played a major part in financially crippling Arsenal.
However, Arsenal relucantly felt they had to turn down the chance to offload Ozil as they wouldn't have had enough time to sign a replacement.
Ozil has notably returned to favour since Arteta replaced Unai Emery in December, starting all seven of the Spaniard's matches in charge.
The 31-year-old has started 15 Premier League matches so far this season but has registered just one assist in that time.
Despite a return of 2.1 key passes per game in the Premier League this season, Ozil has surprisingly failed to create a single clear-cut goalscoring chance, something five goalkeepers have managed.
