Mesut Ozil’s agent speaks out about Arsenal exile and drops trace about future amid rumours of January switch

Mesut Ozil’s agent hinted that he has no intention of leaving Arsenal throughout the January switch window.

Ozil is the very best paid participant within the Gunners’ historical past however has discovered himself sidelined below supervisor Mikel Arteta.

The playmaker was overlooked of each the Premier League and Europa League squads this season.

Arsenal have been making an attempt to dump him for a while however these £350,000-a-week wages stay an enormous drawback.

When requested whether or not Ozil could possibly be on the transfer in January, his agent Erkut Sogut instructed TMW: “Even at some point is a very long time in soccer, you by no means know.

“After all, there are various golf equipment desirous about him. This has by no means modified however his willingness to honour his contract and play hasn’t modified both.

“Once more, he’s a person of his phrase, loyal, and loyalty is difficult to seek out in these occasions.”

Sogut added: “It’s not a straightforward scenario. He loves the membership and the followers are deeply and is deeply sorry that he has not been given an opportunity this season.

“Mesut was the participant who reached 50 Premier League assists, sooner than anybody else, in 141 appearances and Arsenal want precisely this sort of creativity.

“They are saying he was sidelined for ‘soccer causes’ however that’s not one thing I can touch upon. I believe the followers need him again on the pitch and on the final match in addition they chanted his identify.”

Sogut additionally claims that he was not instructed concerning the plans to go away Ozil out of the official squads regardless of talking to the membership just some days earlier than.

“It’s a disgrace that Mesut isn’t taking part in,” he added. “After all, everybody focuses on his wage and I additionally perceive why.

“However from a private perspective, I say it’s a waste contemplating his expertise and creativity.

“I talked to Arsenal just a few days earlier than the summer time switch window and I instructed them about Mesut’s emotions, his need to remain and the way a lot he cherished the membership. They usually by no means instructed me he wouldn’t be within the squad.

“It was a shock to all of us, one thing that clearly hit him onerous.”