Arsenal attacking midfielder Mesut Ozil has been offered £15million a year by Saudi Arabian club Al-Nassr, according to reports in the Turkish media.
The German has not played since the restart back in June, despite being fit to play, and it is thought that the Gunners are trying to offload him in order to reduce their wage bill.
With a contract worth £288,000 a week on the table, supporters on Twitter are encouraging Ozil to take it and leave the Emirates before the transfer window closes:
Please for the love of god TAKE IT!!!!
— Cody Bristow (@C99Cody1) September 1, 2020
This one MUST happen
— SiveM (@Cyvem) September 1, 2020
Thanks for the memories but it s time to say goodbye
— Team gunners ?⚪ (@yagunnersya9) September 1, 2020
that actually a win win for us
— Coochie Scouser (@GunseyPete) September 1, 2020
TAKE IT!!!!!
— Joseph Nunez (@champagnejojo6) September 1, 2020
FOR GOODNESS SAKE, I BEG PLEASE TAKE HIM
— aubaFC (@AFC_auba) September 1, 2020
If he had any respect for Arsenal fans he would take it
— Jim ?? (@ffsjimbo) September 1, 2020
Still less than we pay him ffs
— Will (@AFCkell) September 1, 2020
Deadwood must leave my football club.
— Janet Chido Mgcobo (@JanetChido) September 1, 2020
Please I beg Ozil, accept and leave..abeg na
— Yung Gee (@Yung_Geei) September 1, 2020
Ozil has less than twelve months left on his reported £350,000 a week contract at Arsenal, and his agent has claimed on numerous occasions that the 31-year-old fully intends to see out the remainder of his current deal.
Whether the Al-Nassr will tempt him to reconsider, we shall have to wait and see. The playmaker’s departure would certainly free up much-needed resources for manager Mikel Arteta in the transfer market.