Pay cuts, China and Gunnersaurus: Ozil’s journey from Arsenal hero to £18m outcast

The Gunners’ highest paid star has questioned the club’s loyalty after he was left out of Mikel Arteta’s 25-man Premier League squad

Who would have thought when Mesut Ozil arrived at Arsenal amid such fanfare in 2013, that it would all end like this?

Arsenal’s highest paid star and longest serving player, publicly calling the club’s loyalty into question having been axed from Mikel Arteta’s 25-man Premier League squad.

“Upon signing my new contract in 2018, I pledged my loyalty and allegiance to the club that I love,” said Ozil, in a statement published across his social media channels on Wednesday. “It saddens me that this has not been reciprocated.

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