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As far as I know, someone please correct me if wrong, Özil did not state "These are my personal views and do not reflect those of Arsenal FC" as part of his social media postings.
Now bearing in mind the current situation with Houston Rockets, whose games are still being blocked in China, Arsenal had a choice, either stay quiet and risk their silence being interpreted as tacit approval of Özil's statement, or try and get ahead of the issue.
They chose to try and get ahead of the issue - who knows they may even have had some pressure exerted on them from other affiliated football organizations.
Now bearing in mind the current situation with Houston Rockets, whose games are still being blocked in China, Arsenal had a choice, either stay quiet and risk their silence being interpreted as tacit approval of Özil's statement, or try and get ahead of the issue.
They chose to try and get ahead of the issue - who knows they may even have had some pressure exerted on them from other affiliated football organizations.