Mesut Ozil has warned Arsenal he will only stay if Arsene Wenger signs a new contract.
German midfielder Ozil’s current deal expires in 2018 and he has publicly insisted that Wenger’s future is the most important part in his negotiations.
Gunners boss Wenger’s £8m-a-year contract expires this summer and, despite there being a two year extension on the table, he has yet to sign.
Wenger has claimed that he is waiting to see what happens this season but Ozil has given him his full backing and has also denied claims that he and Alexis Sanchez are holding the club to ransom.
Ozil, 28, told German magazine Kicker: “I am very, very happy at Arsenal and have let the club know that I would be ready to sign a new contract. The fans want that I stay and now it is just down to the club.
But he wants to know the club's manager plans given Arsene Wenger was a major reason he came to the club
“The club knows that I am here most of all because of Arsène Wenger. He is the one who signed me and he is the one whose trust I have. The club also knows that I want to be clear what the manager is going to [do in the future].”
Ozil, currently on £140,000-a-week, has been offered a new deal worth around £200,000-a-week. When he joined Arsenal in 2013, he claimed Wenger was the most important reason he signed.
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