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Oct122020 by JBNo Comments

Mesut Ozil receives £8m loyalty bonus from Arsenal

Premier League

Arsenal midfielder Mesut Ozil has reportedly received a huge £8m loyalty bonus after the club were unable to sell him in the transfer window. He has not played a game for the gunners for several months. But they are still counting the cost of their inability to offload the playmaker. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); According to The Athletic, Özil was paid a huge loyalty bonus amounting to £8million at the end of the month of September. Özil joined the London side from Real Madrid back in 2013, when he signed a long term contract for a £42.5m fee. He signed a new deal in January 2018 until 2021, making him the highest earner on £350,000-per-week. And it has now emerged the deal included a loyalty bonus in a bid to convince him to stay at thee club for t...

Oct92020 by JBNo Comments

Mesut Ozil to demand £13m from Arsenal to rip up £350k-per-week deal

Premier League

Mesut Ozil won’t be leaving the club quietly before the end of the campaign. The midfielder is nowhere near the plans of Mikel Arteta and was even left out of the Europa League squad earlier this week. The German star refused to take a pay cut on his wages of around £350,000-a-week this year after the pause in the Premier League campaign, and could have even annoyed the club by offering to pay the wages of the sacked Gunnersaurus (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); According to The Sun, the London club are set to re-open talks about paying Ozil to leave early. The report claims that Arsenal chiefs want the former Real Madrid midfielder gone in the January window, but also reveals that he won’t be leaving unless his wages are paid out in full. Those nine ...

Oct62020 by JBNo Comments

Mesut Ozil aims dig at Arsenal over Gunnersaurus axe & offers to pay his wages in full

Premier League

Arsenal midfielder Mesut Ozil is riding to the rescue of the redundant Gunnersaurus as he has offered to pay the mascot’s wages in full if they reinstate him. Jerry Quy, the man inside the giant green costume, has been made redundant by the gunners after serving as the club's dinosaur mascot for 27 years. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Arsenal said the move was a necessary cost-cutting measure amid the coronavirus pandemic and with the mascot out of action as supporters are not allowed into the Emirates stadium. But, Quy may be back in a job thanks to Mesut Ozil, who has offered to pay his salary if he is brought back into the fold, while ever the German star remains an Arsenal player. Ozil posted on Instagram: ‘I was so sad that Jerry Quy aka our fam...

Oct62020 by JBNo Comments

Atletico Madrid ‘furious’ with Arsenal over Thomas Partey deal

Premier League, La Liga

Atletico Madrid have no plans on dealing with Arsenal again in the future after they failed to give the La Liga side notice over their intention to activate Thomas Partey’s release clause. The 27-year-old completed a transfer move to Arsenal on deadline day, with the gunners confirming the £45 million deal after the summer transfer window had closed. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Partey’s release clause meant Arsenal needed only to activate the clause and it didn’t require negotiations at all with Atletico Madrid. But, it’s courteous to give the Spanish club notice so that they have time to prepare to get a replacement or to even make an attempt to convince the Ghanaian midfielder to stay. According to the Athletic, Atletico are ‘furious’ with Arse...

Oct62020 by JBNo Comments

Arsenal confirm Thomas Partey squad number after completing late transfer

Premier League, Transfer Info

Arsenal have confirmed that new signing Thomas Partey will wear the no18 shirt at the club. Partey completed his move to the Emirates on a four-year deal - which includes the option for a further one year after Arsenal made a successful late effort to land Mikel Arteta's transfer target. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Arsenal met the midfielder's £45m release clause at Atletico Madrid, while he also had a successful medical in Spain and then travelled to London with personal terms already agreed. “Thomas has all the right attributes to be a top player for Arsenal," said technical director Edu. "He is a leader on and off the pitch and he is exactly the kind of player and person we want at the club. "We already feel like we know Thomas very well based o...

Oct52020 by JBNo Comments

Arsenal plan Thomas Partey medical in Spain ahead of £45m transfer

Transfer Info, La Liga, Premier League

Arsenal are making preparations for a medical for Thomas Partey after they told the player's camp that they will pay the his release clause to sign him from Atletico Madrid, according to The Athletic. Arsenal have left it so late to make a decision on the transfer of Partey, but they are making a move to bring him to the Emirates on deadline day. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Arteta's side are now attempting to push through a transfer for the Ghanaian midfielder with only hours left in the transfer window and are racing against time to get the deal done. It has been reported that the London side have touched base with the player’s camp and told them that they will pay his €50m release clause today. Atletico Madrid have insisted that they will not a...

Oct52020 by JBNo Comments

Houssem Aouar explains why he rejected Arsenal to stay at Lyon

Premier League, Ligue 1

Lyon midfielder Houssem Aouar said he has turned down the opportunity to join Arsenal because he wants to play a key role in the club's revival. Aouar was Mikel Arteta’s major target for the summer transfer window, while the gunners had multiple offers turned down for the 22-year-old. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Lyon had stood firm over their £55.5m asking price for the Frenchman and Arsenal have been unable to meet the club’s valuation. And now Arsenal look set to miss out on a deal to sign the playmaker as Aouar confirmed his desire to stay at the club after Lyon’s 1-1 draw with Marseille on Sunday. ‘I felt that I can still bring something to this team,’ Aouar told Telefoot. ‘I wanted to continue the adventure with the club who raised me. We mu...

Oct32020 by JBNo Comments

Lyon end Arsenal’s hopes of signing Houssem Aouar this summer

Premier League

Lyon have confirmed that Houssem Aouar will remain at the club this summer in a huge blow to Arsenal’s transfer plans. The club’s president Jean-Michel Aulas had declared that Friday was the cut-off point for Arsenal to strike a deal for the Frenchman, but gave the north London club a further 24 hours to meet their valuation. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Earlier this week, Aulas said Arsenal were struggling to get close to the €50m asking price with Lyon reported to have already rejected two offers. Similarly, Barcelona had been hopeful of agreeing a possible deal for Memphis Depay, but Ronald Koeman will not be reunited with the winger at Camp Nou. Both Aouar and Depay are expected to train this evening and will be named in Rudi Garcia’s squad, acc...

Oct22020 by JBNo Comments

Arsene Wenger confirms he has been offered Man Utd job

Premier League

Former Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger revealed he was offered the Manchester United manager job – although he would not reveal exactly when. Wenger managed Arsenal for 22 years but left the Emirates in 2018, after he won three Premier League titles and seven FA Cups. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); The French manager is unsure if he will return to management again but he revealed he has been offered some of the biggest jobs in the football world. ‘I was offered that job a few times,’ Wenger told The Times of the Paris Saint-Germain post. He also reportedly received job offers from Bayern Munich, Real Madrid, Barcelona, Juventus and the France national team. Asked if he was offered the Manchester United job, the former gunners coach said: ‘Yes.’ Asked...

Oct22020 by JBNo Comments

Mikel Arteta issues promise to fans over the transfer of Houssem Aouar

Premier League, Ligue 1

Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta says the club are trying their hardest to sign Houssem Aouar from Lyon before the end of the summer transfer window. The gunners have already had multiple offers for the midfielder turned down by Lyon but Arsenal are expected to submit another bid before the window closes on October 5. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Lyon rejected an offer of £32m from Arsenal last week and are holding out for a fee around £55m. Arsenal have also attempted to include Guendouzi as part of the deal to sign Aouar, but, Lyon are not interested in signing the player who is yet to make an appearance for the club this campaign. When asked about a possible move for Aouar, Arteta said: ‘Well, I am very confident in what we are trying to do internally. ...