Now, I never pay any attention to the Mail because it's a trash paper as far as I'm concerned and their football gossip is often nonsense too.
However, this time I'd be surprised if it's far from the truth: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-8576585/Mesut-Ozil-NOT-leave-Arsenal-summer-Turkey-Asia-options-says-agent.html
Earlier this month there was talk of İstanbul Başakşehir F.K. moving for Ozil this summer. Having just won the Turkish top division they have also qualified for the Champions League so should be able to afford it. In addition to this, the Turkish President Erdogan has close ties to Ozil, having (and weirdly I might add) been Ozil's best man at his wedding earlier this year - seems like Ozil is short of real friends, no big surprise there. Erdogan similarly has close affiliation to Istanbul Başakşehir football cub and it suddenly seemed like this could finally be something to get our hopes up about in terms of ridding Ozil.
Fast forward to now and we have Ozil's agent claiming he's planning to put his feet up and milk the gravy train for another season with the rumours about any possible move to Istanbul having suddenly gone very quiet.
It's already been bad enough for the past few years having Ozil around the club but if this is the decision he chooses to make, instead of sorting himself out a move to actually play football again next season - then he can forget about any fond memories of his one good season remaining in the minds of Arsenal fans in the future, he will be remembered as only caring about the money (which surely he must have enough of by now), not his own footballing career on a sporting level or the situation of the football club who he has very much let down performance wise over the course of his career there.
Seriously Mesut, do us and yourself a favour and fak off.
Ozil planning to sit and rot
posted on 1/8/20
Why did Wenger offer him such a massive contract when it was clear the guy was not making much impact at the club? That was a stupid decision. He has fallen out with 2 coaches now, they can't both be wrong. Clearly something is wrong with the player.
posted on 1/8/20
I doubt wenger would have specified his wage.
posted on 1/8/20
Glad we’re still blaming Wenger for stuff. At least some things don’t change.
posted on 1/8/20
There is zero chance he will be here next season. The toxic aura he creates just means he has to go. He will either be released or sent out on loan with the majority of his wages paid for. Keeping him at the club makes no sense
posted on 1/8/20
comment by TheSkins (U3865)
posted 1 hour, 26 minutes ago
Glad we’re still blaming Wenger for stuff. At least some things don’t change.
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Wenger gave him a contract extension so we are perfectly entitled to blame Wenger for Ozil. Nothing unfair in that.
posted on 1/8/20
comment by You Can't Buy Class (U12019)
posted 20 hours, 15 minutes ago
Remarkable, just remarkable. We all get that you wouldn't do it personally, christ almightybut a lot of top sporting professionals would indeed change trajectory, even if it meant a wage reduction in order to actually play the sport they love snd not just be a voyeur for another season yes, particularly when there's going to be virtually no change to quality of life, rich people you know sre likely not Premier League's highest earners rich.
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Gareth Bale says hi
posted on 1/8/20
Özil is on £350k a week, nobody will pay him anything close to that, so we are stuck with him.
posted on 2/8/20
Not at the final, he's gone to Turkey, hope he's doing a deal with Erdogan to join Beşiktaş.
posted on 2/8/20
comment by Martial Law (U13506)
posted 1 day, 1 hour ago
comment by You Can't Buy Class (U12019)
posted 20 hours, 15 minutes ago
Remarkable, just remarkable. We all get that you wouldn't do it personally, christ almightybut a lot of top sporting professionals would indeed change trajectory, even if it meant a wage reduction in order to actually play the sport they love snd not just be a voyeur for another season yes, particularly when there's going to be virtually no change to quality of life, rich people you know sre likely not Premier League's highest earners rich.
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Gareth Bale says hi
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Gareth Bale situation is totally different to Ozil. He has actually been good for Real but treated unfairly and vilified by Zidane and the fans. Refusing to leave is him sticking his fingers back up at them.
posted on 2/8/20
comment by ItsAboutTheBackFour (U9916)
posted 21 hours, 55 minutes ago
Özil is on £350k a week, nobody will pay him anything close to that, so we are stuck with him.
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No one has to. I am sure we'd cover the balance and release him. It will save some money. Problem is Ozil's attitude. Who is going to risk money on a player not willing to do the right thing and take a wage cut like the rest of the players did? Players have been outright released in Germany for that. Its a shame Wenger didn't think of those things when he made Ozil one the top 5 highest paid players in the world.