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Mesut Ozil is wanted by Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho, while Barcelona are also interested in signing the German international. He will be a free agent next summer.

Ozil is currently on his final year in contract and would be available to join any club on a free after the end of the season.

Paul Merson claims Arsenal star Mesut Ozil is receiving a lot of stick because he is one of the best players in the Premier League.

Barcelona midfielder Denis Suarez hopes Lionel Messi will soon put pen to paper on a new deal at the Nou Camp.

Mesut Ozil has demanded Barcelona to pay him £329.000-a-week to make a move from Arsenal to the Nou Camp in January.

Manchester City were close to completing a deal this summer but the transfer fell through as the Gunners were unable to secure a replacement for Alexis Sanchez.

The move to sign Mesut Ozil is being handled by Raul Sanllehi, who has a good relationship with Arsenal.

Barcelona boss Ernesto Valverde insist that the La Liga leaders are "open" to signing new players during the upcoming January transfer window.

Ivan Rakitic would welcome Mesut Ozil at Barcelona if the Arsenal playmaker moved to the Nou Camp in January.

Schalke would be open to a future return to Veltins-Arena for Gelsenkirchen native Mesut Ozil, but claim it will definitely not happen next summer.

Arsenal put their rivals to the sword this weekend, pulling off an impressive 2-0 win at the Emirates, cooling talk of a change in guard.

Arsenal left-back Nacho Monreal hopes Mesut Ozil and Alexis Sanchez will remain at the Emirates Stadium beyond the end of the Janaury transfer window.

Shkodran Mustafi was confident of Mesut Ozil's ability to find his man and it was down to him to find the back of the net.

Goals from Shkodran Mustafi and Alexis Sanchez gave the Gunners a 2-0 win over their north London rivals at the Emirates Stadium.

The Gunners were overwhelming underdogs going into the game but produced 90 minutes of resilience to end talk of a reported power shift in north London.

Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has hailed the commitment of Mesut Ozil and Alexis Sanchez after the duo helped the Gunners to secure an impressive 2-0 victory over Tottenham.

Reports from Catalonia suggest that Barcelona may look to Arsenal's Mesut Ozil if they are unable to persuade Liverpool into selling top target Philippe Coutinho in January.

Arsene Wenger denies that his position will be under review at the end of the season, although reiterates that he will sit down with the Arsenal board.

Ozil, 29, is in the final year of his Arsenal contract, which means he will be free to discuss a Bosman move with foreign clubs from January.

Sanchez and Ozil are both in the final knockings of their contracts at The Emirates Stadium and look set to leave north London on free transfers in the summer.

Arsenal will look to sign former midfielder Oguzhan Ozyakup if Mesut Ozil fails to sign a new deal with the club.

Arsene Wenger is certain that Wilshere is ready to return to the Three Lions set up after proving his fitness with Arsenal this season.

Walcott has seen just 47 minutes of Premier League action this season and is far down the pecking order in north London.

Mesut Ozil will reportedly only leave Arsenal for three clubs – Manchester United, Real Madrid and Barcelona. The German is not interested in moving to Italy or Turkey.

Former Manchester United defender Mikael Silvestre believes Arsenal's Mesut Ozil would need to change his attitude in order to succeed at Old Trafford.

Mesut Ozil and Alexis Sanchez scored and assisted a goal each during Arsenal's win over Everton on Sunday, 22 October.

Mesut Ozil has no plans to swap Arsenal for Manchester United and has not demanded £300,000-a-week from the north London club.

Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger is confident Mesut Ozil will give 100% upon his return to the team for the trip to Everton, amid speculation over his future.

Arsenal midfielder Mesut Ozil is reported to have told friends that he is confident Manchester United will come calling for his services next summer.

Gunners have reportedly offered a £275,000-a-week deal to the player, who demands in the region of £350,000-a-week instead.