We’re all aware of Mesut Ozil’s uncomfortable contract situation at Arsenal.
With his deal due to expire at the end of next season, Arsenal are frantically trying to get their star playmaker to put pen to paper on an improved long-term contract with the club.
Yet to do so, Ozil has Arsenal fans worried about his long-term future with the club, but one Germany legend believes Ozil will stay at the Emirates beyond his current contract.
Michael Ballack, in an interview with German newspaper BILD, has claimed that Ozil will want to sign an extension because he’s happy living in London, the cult nature of English football is greater than back home and that he’s revered over here.
“Mesut Ozil is an outstanding footballer,” he told BILD. “Many clubs like him. But he knows that he enjoys a very high place at Arsenal. He lives in London, one of the most beautiful cities ever.
“To this end, Arsenal is a club that has an incredible impact on the world. If you are a top player in England, the cult around you is bigger than in Germany.
“You are treated more respectfully, especially. These are all reasons for an extension.”
However, Ballack went on to say that Ozil may need to leave Arsenal, perhaps for Bayern Munich, if he wishes to win big.
“But if he could win something big, the chance at Bayern is, in my opinion, bigger.”
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