Arsenal Must Break The Bank To Keep Ozil – Wenger
Arsenal boss, Arsene Wenger, has admitted that the club will have to break the bank, to make sure Mesut Ozil signs a new contract.
The playmaker’s current £140,000-a-week deal expires in 2018, but the Gunners are keen to tie him down for a longer period. Ozil reportedly wants improved terms close to £200,000 a week, to remain at the Emirates.
When Wenger was asked about the 28-year-old’s future, he replied: “If you have a good bank, call me.”
Wenger added: “I don’t think he needs convincing. He wants to stay here.
“It’s not just money. Arsenal can win titles of course. But that’s what we have to show. We are in a league where Man City, Man United, Liverpool, Tottenham, Chelsea everybody fights and you cannot guarantee that to anybody.
“We keep that [negotiations] discreet. At due time we will come out with that. We want to keep our best players, of course. But the more I say that, the more he is in a stronger position.”
Ozil has scored three times in the Premier League this season, including the winner against Swansea last Saturday.
Arsenal boss, Arsene Wenger, has admitted that the club will have to break the bank, to make sure Mesut Ozil signs a new contract.
The playmaker’s current £140,000-a-week deal expires in 2018, but the Gunners are keen to tie him down for a longer period. Ozil reportedly wants improved terms close to £200,000 a week, to remain at the Emirates.
When Wenger was asked about the 28-year-old’s future, he replied: “If you have a good bank, call me.”
Wenger added: “I don’t think he needs convincing. He wants to stay here.
“It’s not just money. Arsenal can win titles of course. But that’s what we have to show. We are in a league where Man City, Man United, Liverpool, Tottenham, Chelsea everybody fights and you cannot guarantee that to anybody.
“We keep that [negotiations] discreet. At due time we will come out with that. We want to keep our best players, of course. But the more I say that, the more he is in a stronger position.”
Ozil has scored three times in the Premier League this season, including the winner against Swansea last Saturday.
