Former Arsenal midfielder Emmanuel Petit has questioned the Gunners pursuit of Henrikh Mkhitaryan.

The Armenia international has been linked with a move to the Emirates as part of a deal with will see Alexis Sanchez move in the opposite direction.

According to the Metro, Mkhitaryan is currently in negotiations with the Gunners.

However, Petit is not convinced by the former Borussia Dortmund deal. The former World Cup winner went on to state that Mkhitaryan shares several traits with Mesut Ozil.

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“Since he signed for United, he hasn’t been involved enough, and I’m not sure he has a winning mentality,” Petit told Paddy Power.

“Sometimes he reminds me of Mesut Ozil – you really have to push him to show his character, and put him under pressure to display his best qualities.

“There’s no doubt he has great skill, but I’m not sure he’s the kind of footballers Arsenal need. They should be focussed on other positions”

Mesut Ozil could also be on his way out of the Emirates after failing to put pen to paper on a new contract. The 29-year-old has under five months left on his contract and could leave for free in June.

Arsenal are back in action this weekend when they take on London rivals Crystal Palace in the Premier League.