Mesut Ozil has been ‘offered to Juventus’ as Arsenal look to get the high-costing player off their books, reports Tuttosport.
Ozil, who hasn’t played a game this season in the wake of being left out of Gunners’ Premier League and Europa League 25-man squads, brings home an incredible £350,000 every week.
It is in light of a legitimate concern for all parties that he leaves the Emirates, and the club may have at last discovered an admirer for their pariah.
Juventus could sign the World Cup victor on an underlying advance arrangement in January with the choice of making the exchange permanent in the summer transfer window, the report adds.
The Bianconeri, however, are needed to pay half of the midfielder’s mammoth wages while the Gunners are set up to deal with the other half.
Should the move occur, it will see Ozil rejoined with Cristiano Ronaldo. The duo starred for Real Madrid together from 2010 to 2013.
“Another thing people always ask me about is what it was like to play with Cristiano Ronaldo and all I can say is that I’ve never seen a person like him,” Ozil said in 2018.
“I really enjoyed playing with him because he made me better on the pitch and he’s a great guy off it, too. I gave him loads of assists and he doesn’t need me to remind him of that!”
“It was easy to play with him because you didn’t need to create a lot of chances. Even if I just gave him two passes, he would score two goals and that’s why he’s one of the greatest footballers who’s ever lived.”
