Mesut Özil

Mesut Özil wasn’t ‘dumped’ by Adidas over public image concerns, though they are parting ways this summer, according to his agent Dr. Erkut Sogut.

Adidas don’t plan to extend their sponsorship deal with Mesut Özil this summer, reportedly citing his public image and their current financial issues.

Dr Erkut Sogut, the agent of Mesut Özil, says the German playmaker has no plans to cut short or extend his one-year contract with Arsenal at this time.

In Monday’s edition, Ian Ladyman in the Daily Mail defended Mesut Ozil and the pressure put on him by the rest of the media and public to take a paycut.

Mesut Özil donated another £81,333 to charity this month, to fund aid supplies for people over the period of Ramadan.

None of the Arsenal squad rejected the pay cut, simply requesting time for further clarification before coming to a decision, according to various reports.

On Monday, David Ornstein announced that 25 out of 27 Arsenal players had agreed to take a pay cut at Arsenal, rather than a deferral before the club confirmed the news but it didn’t take long for Mesut Ozil to become the star attraction of the story – as usual.

Former Tottenham man and current Manchester City defender, Kyle Walker, as reportedly turned to Neil ‘nicking a living’ Ashton to help with his PR after a string of stories has seen him disciplined by City and reportedly dropped by England for good.

Alex Iwobi thinks Mesut Özil works hard than people give him credit for, and he named the 31-year-old among the top players he played with.

Arsenal will not be able to force players whose contracts run out at the end of June to stay at the club past the end of month, even if the current season has not concluded, claims a leading PFA lawyer.

Mesut Özil excited some Arsenal fans by sending a message to Serge Gnabry on Twitter after the former Gunner appeared online in his old club’s shirt.

Arsenal are expected to undergo yet another major clearout this summer to make way for the players Mikel Arteta wants to bring in to form his own squad.

Mesut Ozil is a busy man away from the pitch with a number of charitable endeavours and he’s been tweeting about his most recent moves aimed at promoting gender equality, teamwork as well as off-pitch initiatives focusing on clean water and recycling.

Mesut Özil still has no plans to leave Arsenal until the end of his contract, according to quotes from the player’s agent on Friday.

Mesut Ozil has paid for another 23 life-changing surgeries as the German continues his charitable work off the field that gets very little coverage in the UK.

Mesut Özil and Lucas Torreira are available again, after missing the Olympiacos clash, plus there’s news on Hector Bellerin’s situation.

Mesut Ozil has added World Cup Duo winner, nyhrox to his esports team.

Arsenal travel to Greece for their game against Olympiacos on Thursday, and Pablo Mari is among those available for selection.

Jurgen Klinsmann has admitted he wanted to bring both Mesut Ozil and Lukas Podolski to Hertha Berlin in January.

Arsenal won 4-0 against Newcastle United on Sunday, but that shouldn’t stop us drawing attention to a terrible offside decision against Mesut Özil in the second half.