Mesut Ozil

25 Jan

Ozil To Earn €3m A Year At Fenerbahce After Being Paid €16m Annual Salary At Arsenal

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The ex-Germany international agreed to a significant wage reduction in order to complete a move away from Emirates Stadium Mesut Ozil is set to earn €3 million (£2.5m/$3.5m) a year at Fenerbahce after being paid an annual salary of €16m (£14m/$19m) at Arsenal. Ozil signed a three-and-half year contract with Fenerbahce on Sunday after being released from his deal at Emirates Stadium six months early. The ex-Germany international had been on Arsenal's books since 2013, scoring 44 goals in 254 appearances while getting his hands on three FA Cups, but had not played for the club since March last year.

22 Oct

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

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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…