Mesut Ozil is happy to leave Arsenal this month but only if the club continue to pay the remainder of his salary over the next two years, according to reports.
The Arsenal midfielder has not featured for the club under current manager Mikel Arteta since March and is expected to depart the Emirates Stadium this years as his £350,000-a-week contract comes to an end in June.
Reports have recently linked the 32-year-old with a move to Turkish club Fenerbache and Major League Soccer side DC United.
And according to The Sun, Ozil is willing to cut his big-money contract at Arsenal early, but only if the club pay him £68,000-a-week until the summer of 2023.
Meanwhile, reports in Turkey say both the club and Ozil have entered talks over his remaining wages, which could pave the way for him to move on this January transfer window.
Should Ozil stay at the club until his contract expires, he would earn roughly £7.2m, and it is understood that the outcast will not leave for a penny less than what he is owed from Arsenal.
The Gunners are aware of Ozil's stance but would rather not take the hit and are looking to reach a compromise.
Arsenal boss Arteta said this week that he hopes a solution to the stand off is found shortly.
'I'm saying we will decide what's happening in the next few days,' Arteta said. 'I don't know what is going to happen. Obviously now he's free to negotiate with other clubs.
'We will discuss internally what the best solution for him is for the near future, obviously with the player and agent too, and try to find the best solution for everyone.'
Ozil joined Arsenal from Real Madrid in September 2013 for a then-club record £42.5million.
The 32-year-old has led the Gunners to four FA Cup triumphs, but barely featured in their most recent victory in the competition as Arteta had culled him from the squad by then.
Ozil has played 254 times for the north London club, scoring 44 times and registering 77 assists in all competitions.
cukelrty
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whoever is critising ozil don't know the meaning of contract and agreement or they are still under 16..... ozil never said he don't want to play ....if club don't want to pay him for then let him play .... if they don't let him play then it's fair for him to get paid ......just compare ur self with your work..if they sack u without any reaon and u sue them...who criticise him first understand the the situation....
ChelseaFCaddict
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😂😂😂😂😂🤣🤣Ozil teaching Arsenal a lesson of Respect 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Ayoobjr
162
great that's what need to be done to Arsenal who have ruined a world class players career so why he need be help to the club again financially so he need take everything from them
BayuPermanaPutra
99
if i were ozil, im gonna use all of the money to open kebab restaurant all over the emirates stadium [Crylaugh]
Bayciknpu
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So if he starts playing, the club won't pay him? There's a reason to sack him, and he will agree to get sacked if he wants to play football. But he's just wants to enjoy the money. He's staying out his contract because he doesn't give a sh!t about the club. If he really wanted to play, he would have gone to Fenerbahçe by now.
it is the club that do not want him to play for there own reasons but they must repect his decision