Arsenal to hold crunch talks with Mesut Ozil as Manchester United eye move

Posted Sunday, November 13, 2016 by Express.co.uk

Arsenal to hold crunch talks with Mesut Ozil as Manchester United eye move
Mesut Ozil is holding contract talks with Arsenal but United are monitoring his situation

ARSENAL are poised for crunch talks with Mesut Ozil which will determine if he is going to sign a new contract to remain at The Emirates.

The German international still has two years left to run on his £140,000 a week deal and is demanding a substantial increase to commit himself to a new deal.

The Gunners have been making progress with talks but they are now entering a critical stage with Manchester United reported to be waiting in the wings.

Ozil has been in brilliant form for Arsenal this season and talks which are advanced are poised to resume after this international break.

Arsene Wenger has been chipping away with Hector Bellerin the latest of his squad to put pen to paper on a new contract.

Wenger wants Ozil and Alexis Sanchez to both stay at the club with his side finally looking like they could land their first Premier League crown since 2004.

The problem that they have got is that they are have far less money to spend than many of their Premier League rivals and need to do things within a budget.

It means that they struggle to meet the demands of players like Ozil and Sanchez who are believed to be looking for between £200,000 and £250,000 a week.