Mesut Ozil will remain at Arsenal until at least the summer of 2021, claims his agent Dr Erkut Sogut, with it possible that another contract extension could be agreed in north London.
A World Cup-winning playmaker has dominated headlines at Emirates Stadium since penning a lucrative deal back in January 2018.
Questions have been asked of Ozil’s value to the cause, his commitment and whether the funds invested in him could have been better used elsewhere.
Praise has also been found at times, with the 31-year-old considered to have enjoyed a welcome return to form since his former team-mate Mikel Arteta inherited the managerial reins at Arsenal.
Ozil is enjoying his football again and has stated that he has no intention of breaking his current deal.
Sogut has now reiterated that stance, telling inews of the exit talk which has raged around his client on a regular basis: “At the moment, we don’t even talk about it, because he still has one-and-a-half-years left.
“He still has 15 months to go. Until then, he will stay at Arsenal, for sure. He will stay until the end of his contract. There’s no chance he’ll leave.”
Sogut added on what could happen when Ozil reaches the end of his terms: “He is going into the end of this contract, he will be 32 years old, he will be a free agent, and it's not a bad situation.
“And he will have probably 100 million followers on the social media side at that time, his marketing will be bigger by that time.
“And he's 32 so he can still go and play in top-level football for the next two or three years.”
It could be that some of that time is spent at Arsenal, with Sogut refusing to rule out the possibility of Ozil prolonging his association with the Gunners.
He said: “I look at every option, I need to maximise and get the best contract for him.
“The options are coming in now. Maybe he will stay and have a new contract with Arsenal.
“Maybe he has a good end to the season and good next season and the club offers him a new contract.
“It’s down to the club in the end, not to me or Mesut. If the club is not giving him an offer then he can’t stay. If he gets an offer from the club he will consider it.”
Ozil has taken in 253 appearances for Arsenal since being snapped up by Arsene Wenger from Real Madrid in September 2013.
kokbdmnru
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ozil go
apriltungnung
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Mesut you should play like how u did in that extra minutes of our match against Olympiacos .. u were too soft in all matches .. play like every games as our last 2mins ..n we know that u have that potential #coyg
Niklmoprt
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PLEASE OZIL STAY WE ALL LOVE YOU DONT GO NO ONE PLAYER LIKE YOU IN ARSENAL TEAM ADD ANOTHER CONTRACK
lord_henry-14
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mf leave this club or you will have to face situation where xhaka found himself that create chaos and you fu******are not so strong to take that leave the club Because people are going to eat you if you stayed there long
Mahdeiltu
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mind you words plz arsenal is a club of elite educated people sr
Mahdeiltu
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the guy who wrote 350per week for afkn terrorist plz mind what you are writing think before you write plz
Mahdeiltu
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am getting my share of the spoils 350per week am staying going no where whether we win or lose my bank account is open thanks arsenal
PocoChannel
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luckily we didn't pay 500k for sanchez to stay
Emmanuel204
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ozill OUTT PLEASSE I BEG OF YOU
emondorock
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And thats why Arsenal are not competing for trophies with Ozil in the side its like a 10 man team.He contributes nothing and takes home the biggest wage ever paid at the club.
michaels_3
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this is what arteta needs
kokbdmnru
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ozil gooo
Meezzak09
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350k per week, for a fkn terrorist.
can you imagine calling Ozil a terrorist and you allow the bully post to be posted, Racism start from somewhere
MrGooner79
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350k per week, for a fkn terrorist.
Nohabiortz
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am i dreaming? somebody wake me up. this agent is crazy, ozil should go to another club arsenal is not the only club.
Ovieme
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Nobody ready to pay that huge amount of money for underperforming player
Vunbdenrsu
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Özil is still a great player!!!
great player of which planet sir?
Vunbdenrsu
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Ozil want to keep on collecting 350k a week for noting. (ole lasan lasan)
lord_henry-14
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mf leave this club you piece of garbage why arsenal bought him worst signing in entire arsenal history
Alzen
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no one wants to pay his wages so ofc he's gonna stay
Himbeno
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Özil is still a great player!!!
Rastafari1-9
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Obviously Because no one going to buy him
PocoChannel
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if i am ozil i will not leave too unless they pay me to leave😆
Sochima92
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Fans....Can you listen to this agent?
hombksz
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he must just leave..
cheebikes
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okay there's still a chance of extending contract in North London. yeah he meant Tottenham
acadFELIX
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Sory Ozil. Wrong decision. Wrong club
SH221B
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I don't think Contract extension is possible, There is no possibility that Arsenal would do that.He is already earning £350K per week, Contract extension means more than that!!! Impossible.
FaithEvans
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Mesut Özil the product is much better than Mesut Özil the player... and his agent is aware of this, he will need to kidnap multiple members of the Kroenke family, put a rifle to Edu and Raul Sanllehi's heads before he can get an extension on his extortionate contract