According to various English media reports, Mesut Özil has told his fellow players that he is going to Manchester United, but Arsène Wenger cannot or does not want to confirm that. The manager of Arsenal assumes in any case that the attacking midfielder will continue to be fully committed to Arsenal while he is still playing in London.
When players are at the end of their contract, we always have to deal with all kinds of rumours. As a professional, you have to give yourself one hundred percent as long as you’re playing somewhere else and we don’t have any influence over the rest,” Wenger refers to the rumour flow around the 29-year-old Özil, which is only fixed until mid-2018.
The media can write again tomorrow that he will be renewing his contract here. Whatever they write, it doesn’t change the situation that if you play for Arsenal, you have to give it one hundred percent. When you play here, the dedication you show has nothing to do with the duration of your contract. It is about responsibility and ambition.
Özil, Germany’s 86-fold international player, was in the first four rounds of play at the base but disappeared to the reserve bench as a result of the injury. The links post is at six matches played this season and he gave no goal or assistance. With Arsenal, Özil will visit the Everton of the plagued Ronald Koeman on Sunday.
Do you think Mesut Özil is going to extend his contract?
