Mesut Ozil
Mesut Ozil aims dig at Arsenal over Gunnersaurus axe & offers to pay his wages in full
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. Arsenal […]
Mesut Ozil aims swipe at Arsenal & finally explains why he refused pay cut
Mesut Ozil says Arsenal board ‘rushed’ the squad into taking a pay cut and feels his refusal to accept was justified after the club made 55 staff members redundant. At the peak of the coronavirus pandemic, and with Arsenal’s finances severely affected, the London side became the first club in the Premier League to agree […]
Arsenal to offer Mesut Ozil huge pay-off to leave the club
Arsenal are planning talks with Mesut Ozil in which they will ask the highest earner accept a huge pay-off to leave the Emirates, according to reports. Despite playing frequently at the beginning of Mikel Arteta’s reign at Arsenal – and even leading their chances created charts for the campaign, Ozil was frozen out completely after […]
Mikel Arteta hints Mesut Ozil and Guendouzi could return to the Arsenal team
Mikel Arteta has told Mesut Ozil and Matteo Guendouzi to follow the example of Granit Xhaka if they want to return to the Arsenal team. Ozil and Guendouzi have been left out of the team for a while now, and Arsenal have since enjoyed a resurgence under Arteta, who has guided the team to six wins […]
Mesut Ozil hits back at Arteta as German says he’s ready to play
Arsenal midfielder Mesut Ozil has sent a sly dig at the club’s manager Mikel Arteta by publically revealing he is fit and ready for Wednesday’s clash against Liverpool. The German star hasn’t played since Premier League football returned from lockdown and has been left out of the past five matchday squads. Arteta had revealed that his […]
Mikel Arteta hints at fresh Mesut Ozil problems after Spurs defeat
Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta has hinted at fresh problems with Mesut Ozil after the midfielder was dropped from the squad to face Jose Mourinho’s side. The German player is Arsenal’s best-paid player and he isn’t carrying an injury currently with the gunners. But the World Cup winner midfielder still failed to even make the bench for […]
Mesut Ozil reacts to being dropped from Arsenal squad with cryptic message
Mesut Ozil appeared to show he is still committed to Arsenal after posting an image of him holding the club’s badge accompanied by the words “no matter what”. The midfielder was absent from the squad for his side’s 3-0 defeat against Manchester City on Wednesday, with Arteta claiming he was left out of the team […]
Mesut Ozil dumped by adidas as they end £22m deal with concerns over declining status
Arsenal midfielder Mesut Ozil has been dropped by Adidas after they made the decision to end their seven-year, £17.5million association with the German player. The sportswear giant have chosen not to renew his sponsorship deal, a partnership which expires this month having began in 2013 and was reportedly worth around £2.5m per year. The playmaker […]
Carragher hits out at Mesut Ozil for refusing to take 12.5% pay cut
Mesut Ozil has come in for fierce criticism from former Liverpool player Jamie Carragher after reports emerged that the German was one of three Arsenal players to refuse to take a pay cut. The gunners confirmed on Monday that a 12.5 per cent pay cut had been agreed by the first-team squad, along with manager Mikel Arteta and […]
Mesut Ozil rejects Arsenal’s 12.5 per cent pay
Mesut Ozil has refused to join his teammates in taking a 12.5 per cent pay cut. He is the club’s highest earner on £350,000-a-week and the midfielder has made it clear he may be willing to do so in future but wanted to see the full financial impact of the coronavirus. According to reports, Ozil […]