Arsenal: Mesut Ozil wanting to stay is 'strange' says Laurens
Arsenal have had to pay £8m to Mesut Ozil after he triggered a loyalty bonus in his contract at the Emirates. By staying at the club through the transfer window the German was owed the money at the end of September.
Arsenal star Mesut Ozil has just received £8m from the Gunners (Image: GETTY)
To make matters even worse for Arsenal they have had to shell out £8m to Ozil due to a loyalty bonus he had previously negotiated, according to The Athletic.
Arsenal are saving significant amounts of money bu not playing the midfielder though.
That's because the 31-year-old has a raft of appearance bonuses included in his contract as well.
All eyes will be on October 20 now when Premier League clubs have to register their squads for the remainder of the season.
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He said on the Transfer Window Podcast: "I understand that Saudi Arabia's interest in Premier League players doesn't end with Juan Mata.
"There has also been a proposal to Mesut Ozil which would go down very well with the hierarchy at Arsenal if they managed to get Ozil off their books.
"They have left him out of their Europa League squad and have been trying to get him to accept a settlement on his contract for some time now unsuccessfully.
"They watched him do a very intelligent and quite amusing public relations move in going on social media to back your favourite Gunnersaurus and guarantee that he would cover Gunnersaurus' wages for as long as he remained at the club.
"I believe Ozil has turned that move down partly because of his relationships and history with Turkey, who do not have the best of diplomatic relations with Saudi Arabia at present."
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