“The preseason is on!” With this brief tweet and some more hasthag, Mesut Özil announced that he was back for Arsenal. The German, who did not play for a minute in the resumption of the campaign due to a technical decision first and then, due to a back injury, once again donned the Gunners' eleven in a preseason match against Aston Villa (loss 2- 3).
The midfielder seemed to have his days numbered at the Emirates, with Arsenal willing to pay him the settlement (18.5 million, the British press claimed) to leave a club that sees him as a slab for their budgets in relation to performance it offers. This last season, a single goal and three assists. Far from his best numbers. Now the situation has changed.
With his minutes against the Birmingham team, Arteta has thawed Özil in search of what will be his last chance in Londons, since the contract ends at the end of 20/21. If it does not come out sooner (the market will still take to close), the German faces a final campaign in which he would try to claim. He has talent, but it remains to be seen if it is enough to contribute something to Arteta's men for this 20/21.
He attacked the offices for the cuts
Mesut Özil gives headaches on the grass and also outside, since the German stood before the salary cuts due to the stoppage caused by the coronavirus. According to the German, the staff was “pushed” into this situation without knowing all the details.
“We needed more information and many questions were left unsolved. We all agreed on a deferral of payments because there was a lot of uncertainty and also a cut if the accounts did not balance. But they pushed us without the proper information. You have the right to know everything that is going to happen, where that money is going to be used. They didn't give us any information, they just told us that we had to decide. They gave us little time to decide on something really important and under a lot of pressure. It's not fair, especially for the younger ones, and I refused. Now, when you see what happened with the jobs (Arsenal announced 55 layoffs), I think maybe he was right “, assured the midfielder by charging against the ways and management of London managers.