Mesut Ozil
Mesut Ozil reacts as Arsenal slump to disappointing defeat against Everton
Mesut Ozil has been unable to do the talking on the pitch amid his exile from the first-team at Arsenal, but he took to Twitter to make his feelings known after the side’s 2-1 defeat to Everton. The result meant Arsenal slumped to their seventh game without a win in the Premier League and Ozil […]
Paul Merson blasts Kai Havertz & compares him to Arsenal outcast
Paul Merson has accused Kai Havertz of looking disinterested during Chelsea’s recent games and fears Lampard could have a Mesut Ozil style conundrum on his hands at the club. The German star was the most expensive of Chelsea’s six summer signings, when he joined the London side from Bayer Leverkusen. Havertz has shown only flashes […]
Ljungberg questions Ozil’s Arsenal exile & hints at Arteta’s reasoning
Freddie Ljungberg would not have axed Mesut Ozil from the team and says the team miss his creativity in certain matches, though feels he no longer suits the style Mikel Arteta favours. Ozil was omitted from Arsenal’s Premier League and Europa League squad lists and appears to have played his final match for the gunners, […]
Podolski slams Arsenal & Arteta over Mesut Ozil treatment
Lukas Podolski has blasted Arsenal and Mikel Arteta for their handling of Mesut Ozil and says it’s ‘not okay’ that he was left out of their Premier League and Europa League squads. Ozil is currently Arsenal’s top earner but has not played for the club since March and the midfielder is unlikely to feature again […]
Willian’s agent describes Mesut Ozil spat with Arsenal as ‘pure stupidity’
Kia Joorabchian believes the ongoing issue between Arsenal and Mesut Ozil is ‘pure stupidity’ from both sides and says the midfielder’s agent should be doing more to salvage the situation. Joorabchian, who represents Willian and Philippe Coutinho, thinks there are no ‘winners’ in the current situation and that Ozil’s agent should have found a solution […]
Mikel Arteta explains Mesut Ozil omission & admits he has failed
Mikel Arteta says he failed to get the best out of Mesut Ozil and is willing to shoulder the blame for the German midfielder being axed from the Premier League squad. Ozil released a statement on Wednesday saying he was “deeply disappointed” not to have been included in Arsenal’s Premier League squad and believes his […]
Mesut Ozil slams Arsenal’s lack of loyalty after Premier League axe
Arsenal star Mesut Ozil has said “loyalty is hard to come by” as he expressed his disappointment at being left out from the Premier League squad list. The midfielder was also omitted from the Europa League, which means he will not be available to play until at least January and has likely played his last game for Arsenal. “This […]
Arteta responds to Arsene Wenger claims that Mesut Ozil is ‘wasted’ at Arsenal
Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta disagrees with Arsene Wenger’s claim that Mesut Ozil is being ‘wasted’ at the club. Ozil is yet to play for Arsenal this campaign, while the club’s hierarchy have held talks which would release him from his contract before the end of the season. Earlier this week, Wenger said he was unhappy […]
Mesut Ozil receives £8m loyalty bonus from Arsenal
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. According to The Athletic, Özil […]
Mesut Ozil to demand £13m from Arsenal to rip up £350k-per-week deal
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 […]