Mesut Özil has been raising doubts about his performance since he renewed for a stratospheric salary of about 20.2 million euros per season. The German midfielder of the Arsenal It has not been at its best since then, but the situation seems to have worsened with respect to the fans after what has happened in recent months.
He was one of those who opposed lowering the tab by 12.5% when the coronavirus pandemic began. He is the highest paid player on the team and they expected him to lead by example. His season was not being good, since he has added one goal and three assists in the 23 games played (1,812 minutes on the field) between all competitions, but the restart of the Premier League help you improve those numbers. However, Mikel Arteta not even summoned him for the meeting before the Manchester City (3-0), one of the most important of the season.
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* Data updated as of June 19, 2020
And as a result, Daily Mail He wanted to do the math to see if he really compensates the club gunner keep a footballer with such salary and performance. During the current campaign, he has given 1,051 passes, that is, 45.7 per game, and has made 20 innings, less than one per game. DSince the season began on August 11, until today, the player has pocketed 17.5 million euros. Making calculations, that means that each goal comes out precisely to that, 17.5 million and that each assistance is valued at just over 5.8 million.
Digging deeper into their data, they say that each pass of his has cost Arsenal 16,631 euros and each entry 874,000 euros (Of the 17 innings he made in the Premier League, 14 of them ended in a foul). Every minute Özil spends on the pitch costs the club 9,647 euros, but what really weighs on him is what it costs every minute he doesn't play. The English team has been playing without him for 1,812 minutes, which means 8,880 euros for every minute that does nothing, whether you are on the bench or in the stands. It seems logical to think that the German player will appear in the next market whenever a good offer comes from a club willing to pay a high chip.