The most momentous transfer deadline day deals, including Arsenal and West Ham signings
Manchester United love a transfer deadline day deal but Arsenal, Chelsea and even West Ham have turned Jim White’s tie a different shade of yellow before.
Mesut Ozil
Jordan Henderson joins Manchester United trio in XI of players who had their contract terminated
Jordan Henderson has left Al Ettifaq and he joins our star-studded team of players who have had their contracts ripped up.
Ex-Arsenal star Mesut Ozil claims Chelsea are ‘missing world’s best’ former player after ‘difficult’ exit
Former Arsenal and Germany star Mesut Ozil has hit out at Chelsea as they are “missing” his compatriot Antonio Rudiger, who joined Real Madrid in 2022.
‘Bottle job FC is back’ – Mesut Ozil mocks wasteful Tottenham; second Arsenal icon says Spurs are ‘back in their place’
Tottenham dropped another big three points with a defeat to West Ham on Thursday and their status as title challengers is under serious threat.
Arsenal told they may have another Ozil, as pundit feels Gunners fans could turn on ‘disinterested’ star
Paul Merson believes Kai Havertz could have a “similar problem” to Mesut Ozil in that he “doesn’t look too interested” when things aren’t going well, and Arsenal fans may feel ...
Mesut Ozil warns ‘Turkish Messi’ against Arsenal move as Barcelona ‘talking to Fenerbahce’
Arsenal ‘started the process’ to sign Guler over a year ago but Mesut Ozil has thrown a spanner in the works as Barcelona make a push for the teenager.
Mesut Ozil reveals he ‘started to cry’ when he left for Arsenal but ‘refuses to add fuel to fire’
Ozil also revealed that he didn’t join Barcelona because of Pep Guardiola and his big love for Arsene Wenger before “many things changed” at Arsenal.
Former Arsenal and Real Madrid midfielder Ozil announces retirement from football
Former Arsenal and Real Madrid midfielder Mesut Ozil has announced his retirement from football at the age of 34.
Pundit names three Arsenal stars who Arteta did well to get ‘rid of’
Darren Bent has lauded the work Mikel Arteta has done at Arsenal and he has picked out three players who he was wise to move on.
Former Arsenal man Ozil reserves special praise for England star as Gullit slams Southgate decision
Mesut Ozil has heaped praise on Arsenal winger Bukayo Saka for his performance as England lost 2-1 to France in the World Cup quarter-finals.
Ronaldo: Ozil slams media, pundits using his ‘big name’ for ‘clicks’ and ‘attention’ in Twitter rant
Mesut Ozil has jumped to the defence of his former team-mate Cristiano Ronaldo by calling out critical pundits “who don’t have a career anymore”.
Arsenal: Agent takes swipe at Aubameyang, claims Ozil ‘could never play for another English club’
Ozil’s agent has claimed his client “could never play for another English club”, unlike Aubameyang, due to his love for Arsenal.
Real Madrid signings ranked: The best and worst of Premier League buys from the Bernabeu
Casemiro is the 24th permanent signing a Premier League club has made from Real Madrid. Man Utd will be hoping he’s better than their first.
Eight players whose actual transfer fee was dwarfed by the supposed asking price
West Ham want £150m for Rice and will probably lose him for a lot less. Here are eight examples of this sort of thing.
An incredible XI of players never picked for PFA Premier League Team of the Year
Modric, Zola and Ozil feature among some frightening talent in this XI that never impressed the PFA enough to be selected in the Team of the Year…
‘Where’s the money going?’ – Ozil’s agent explains Arsenal pay cut refusal
“He wanted assurances that [the club] wouldn’t fire anyone. That management would have a salary cut too.”
Ex-Arsenal player: ‘Ozil’s problem is that he had problems with everyone’
“Mesut played a lot, but the coach understood there were other teammates who were in better condition.”
Arsenal history repeated as Ozil banished from Fenerbahce
Mikel Arteta can probably set up a Mesut Ozil support group with Fenerbahce now.
Every PL club’s biggest ever loss in the transfer market
Let’s take a look at every club’s biggest transfer loss, with at least one of these set to be broken soon.
Liverpool legends star in XI that led on NYD but fell away
This XI have all topped the Premier League table on New Year’s Day yet never won the big one.
Deeney claims he’s been ‘proved right’ over Arsenal ‘cojones’ jibe
‘The ball goes up to Mesut Ozil and he bottles it because he thinks he’s going to get smashed.’
Odegaard ‘reminded me of Ozil’ says former Arsenal man
“If you’re playing in the number ten role you’ve got to do better from Odegaard’s point of view.”
Five of the most costly contract renewal mistakes…
Some of these big deals seemed a good idea at the time. De Gea represented reasonable value in 2019. Now, though…
Arsenal still to pay Ozil £7.38m despite his January exit
The Gunners are still paying Ozil £315,000 per week despite his exit to Fenerbache…
Five players delighted like Rose at manager sacking
Danny Rose is hardly the first player to rejoice at a manager’s demise. Paul Pogba wouldn’t hide his glee…
Arteta ‘positive’ Aubameyang won’t become new Ozil at Arsenal
Aubameyang signed a hefty new three-year contract last summer but has failed to deliver this season.
Pundit claims Arsenal star is a ‘second Ozil’ and ‘far worse’ than Vardy
“I look at him and think ‘your numbers, are they an illusion?’ Because that is the only argument.”
How does Odegaard compare with the two Ozils at Arsenal?
Is Odegaard the new Ozil at Arsenal? We’ve compared the new playmaker with two iterations of the old…
‘Gunner for life’ Ozil reflects on ‘amazing journey’ at Arsenal
Ozil’s seven-and-a-half-year stay at Arsenal is over after he completed his move to Fenerbahce.
Ex-Arsenal player cites lack of ‘fair opportunity’ for Ozil
Jack Wilshere reveals his thoughts on Mesut Ozil’s imminent transfer from Arsenal to Fenerbahce.