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  • I will see out my contract at Arsenal – Ozil

    I will see out my contract at Arsenal – Ozil

    Arsenal forward Mesut Ozil on Thursday said he would see out his contract with the Premier League club which runs through the summer of 2021.

    Ozil, the Germany World Cup winner who did not play for the club when the season resumed in June after the Coronavirus lockdown, said he would fight his way back into the team.

    “My position is clear. I’m here through to the last day of our agreement and I’ll give everything I have for the club,”he said.

    The 31-year-old said he was convinced he still had a role to play for Arsenal.

    “Things have been difficult, but I love Arsenal. I’ll decide when I go, not other people.

    “Situations like these will never break me, they only make me stronger. I showed in the past that I can come back into the team and I will show it again,” he said.

    Ozil, who joined Arsenal in 2013, retired from the German national team after the 2018 World Cup amid controversy over a pre-tournament picture taken with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.

  • Ozil in Turkey as Arsenal prepare for FA Cup final

    Ozil in Turkey as Arsenal prepare for FA Cup final

    Arsenal midfielder Mesut Ozil is out of today’s FA Cup final with Chelsea.

    The German playmaker has not played under Mikel Arteta after the Premier League restarted in the middle of June and he will once again be watching on as his team-mates battle it out for FA Cup glory.

    According to football reporter Chris Wheatley on Twitter, Ozil has been in Turkey over the last few days and therefore will not be involved at Wembley.

    Further reports from Goal insist that Arsenal gave him approval to head to Turkey as he wasn’t going to be involved.

    The official word from Arsenal regarding Ozil’s omission in recent months is that he has been struggling with a back injury but there are doubts as to whether Arteta has the player in his first-team plans.

    The former Real Madrid star and Germany World Cup winner is on a whopping £350,000-a-week salary at Arsenal – making him one of the Premier League’s highest paid players – but he has been used sparingly this season and managed just one goal.

  • Arteta admits Ozil may not play again

    Arteta admits Ozil may not play again

    Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta says Mesut Ozil may not play again this season.

    While acknowledging the midfielder is fully fit and training with the squad, Arteta offered little encouragement over the prospect making his squad.

    “Mesut is ready and is training with the team, but I can’t say yet if he will play this season,” said Arteta.

    “At the moment, the situation remains the same. Let’s see if any changes come.”

    The Gunners host new champions Liverpool tonight.

  • EPL: Why Ozil was left out of City clash – Arteta

    Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta has explained briefly why Mesut Ozil was left out of Wednesday’s squad to face Manchester City.

    The Gunners were blown away by Pep Guardiola’s side, eventually losing 3-0 at the Etihad.

    One notable absentee was the club’s highest paid player in Ozil, who didn’t even make the match-day squad.

    Asked after the match about the decision, Arteta said: “It was a tactical reason.”

    This will only fuel speculation that Ozil will be sold this summer, with Fenerbahce reportedly hopeful of securing his signature.

  • Ozil set to leave Arsenal in January

    Arsenal playmaker, Mesut Ozil, is expected to join Fenerbahce in January, according to Fotomac.

    Ozil is unhappy at the Emirates and he could leave on a loan deal.

    It is believed that a deal to bring the German to Turkey is “very close”.

    Ozil joined Arsenal from Real Madrid in 2013 and has played over 200 times for the Gunners.

    The news comes amid speculation that captain Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang is desperate to leave the Emirates, as the club prepares to announce Mikel Arteta as their new manager.

    Arteta’s first job will be to convince some of the club’s biggest players, including Aubameyang, Alexandre Lacazette and Granit Xhaka, to buy into his project and commit their long-term futures to Arsenal.

    Aubameyang is unsettled at Arsenal and considering a move away when the transfer window opens in January.

  • Ozil removed from PES 2020 in China

    Arsenal midfielder Mesut Ozil has been removed from China’s version of the Pro Evolution Soccer 2020 video game following his criticism of China’s treatment of Uighur Muslims.

    Ozil, who is a Muslim, called Uighurs “warriors who resist persecution”.

    He also criticised both China and the silence of Muslims in response.

    NetEase, which publishes the PES franchise in China, said the former Germany player had been removed from three existing titles in the country.

    “The German player Ozil posted an extreme statement about China on social media,” it said in a statement.

    “The speech hurt the feelings of Chinese fans and violated the sports spirit of love and peace. We do not understand, accept or forgive this.”

    Arsenal said the club is “apolitical” and China’s foreign ministry claimed 31-year-old Ozil – who is of Turkish origin – was “deceived by fake news”.

    Rights groups say about a million people – mostly from the Muslim Uighur community – are thought to have been detained without trial in high-security prison camps.

    China has consistently denied mistreating Uighur Muslims in the country and says they are being educated in “vocational training centres” to combat violent religious extremism.

    Harun Khan, the Secretary general of the Muslim Council of Britain, said Ozil’s actions were “hugely commendable” and described Arsenal’s decision to distance themselves from Ozil’s views as “regrettable”.

  • Ozil, Kolasinac robbery case adjourned

    Ozil, Kolasinac robbery case adjourned

    The hearing into the attempted robbery of Arsenal players Mesut Ozil and Sead Kolasinac has been adjourned until Friday (October 4).

    The incident occurred on July 25 and the Arsenal duo missed the opening game of the Premier League season due to security concerns.

    Jordan Northover, 26, will appear at Highbury Corner Magistrates’ Court. He has been charged with attempted robbery and threatening a person with an offensive weapon in a public place.

    Ashley Smith, 30, has been handed the same charges and will appear in court on Thursday.

     

  • Arsenal midfielder Ozil marries partner Amine Gulse in Turkey

    Arsenal midfielder Ozil marries partner Amine Gulse in Turkey

    Arsenal midfielder Mesut Ozil has married his partner Amine Gulse at an Istanbul ceremony.

    Ozil was seen walking with his new wife alongside a parade of beating drums and flares.

    The Gunners star also showed off his dance moves as he and his partner jiggled to the music.

    Ozil has showed his charitable side this week after making an incredible pledge to help out children in need, all as part of his wedding celebrations.

    The Arsenal playmaker issued a statement regarding what guests could expect to bring to his wedding as a gift.

    As is common practice wedding goers would bring something nice for the bride and groom, but Ozil has chosen to use his privileged position for the greater good.

    Taking to social media, Ozil issued a statement in which he called for guests to join him and Gulse in donating money for those in need.

    ‘As a professional footballer I am in a fortunate and privileged position. However I invite everyone who is willing and able to help to support a very special project close to both of our hearts that we will undertake with BigShoe,’ wrote Ozil.

    ‘Amine and I will bear the expenses for surgeries of 1000 children in need. I’d be happy if in addition, many more treatments all over the world can be fulfilled,’ he added.

    Ozil then posted an image of himself and Gulse, holding the white ‘BigShoe’ which forms the charity’s emblem.

    After beginning to work with the charity in 2014, Ozil has remained an ambassador for BigShoe and worked alongside German and Swiss doctors to help the most vulnerable in society.

    The former Real Madrid player had a glitzy pre-wedding bash in Istanbul on Thursday night.

    The pre-wedding party had dozens of guests with belly dancers and traditional Turkish drums.

    Ozil and Gulse are expected to set off on honeymoon, and finally enjoy some down-time following an arduous season.

    The German has endured mixed fortunes under Unai Emery this season, after finding himself in and out of the starting XI.

    Ozil was part of the Arsenal side who faced rivals in Chelsea in the Europa League final last month, but fell to a disappointing 4-1 defeat in Baku.

     

  • Arsenal star Ozil sends football kits to Kenyan kid [Photos]

    Arsenal star Mesut Ozil has shown his class off the pitch by assisting a young Kenyan boy with his authentic club jersey and football boots.

    The boy, Lawrence was snapped by a social media user in December while herding cattle with a makeshift Arsenal shirt that has the name and number of the former Germany international written boldly with a marker.

    Fortunately, Ozil got the message on Twitter and he has taken action by putting smiles on the boy’s face with pairs of boots and newly-signed Arsenal jerseys.

    The gesture might not be a big deal for the 30-year-old who earns £350,000-a-week at the Emirates Stadium but it goes a long way in lifting the spirits of the boy who was captured in Nairobi.

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  • Ozil rotation will continue, says Emery after Bate win

    Ozil rotation will continue, says Emery after Bate win

    Arsenal boss Unai Emery said midfielder Mesut Ozil would continue to be rotated after making only his second start of 2019 in the Europa League victory over Bate Borisov on Thursday.

    The Gunners reached the last 16 as a 3-0 win at Emirates Stadium took them through 3-1 on aggregate.

    Ozil, 30, played the full 90 minutes for the first time since December.

    Emery said Arsenal will need the German “sometimes in the starting XI and sometimes on the bench”.

    “His spirit like today is good and his quality and capacity and combination with some players is good,” said Emery. “I think we need every player, and playing Mesut was important and positive.”

    Arsenal winger Alex Iwobi described Ozil as “world class” and said he hoped the 2014 World Cup winner can “keep on playing”.

    “We know what Mesut’s like because we see him in training every day,” he told BT Sport.

    “We scored three goals as a result of him playing. I know if I make a run he has the vision to find me.”

    Trailing 1-0 from the first leg, Arsenal scored inside four minutes when Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang’s cross was turned in by Bate defender Zakhar Volkov.

    Centre-back Shkodran Mustafi made it 2-0 before the break with a powerful header following Granit Xhaka’s corner.

    Substitute Sokratis Papastathopoulos headed in the third goal after an hour.