Mesut Ozil has warned Arsenal he will only stay if Boss, Arsene Wenger extends his contract.
German midfielder Ozil’s current deal expires in 2018 and he has publicly insisted that Wenger’s future is the most important part in his negotiations.
Wenger’s £8m-a-year contract expires this summer, and he's reluctant to extend his contract with the North London outfit.
Ozil, 28, told German magazine Kicker: “I am very, very happy at Arsenal and have let the club know that I would be ready to sign a new contract. The fans want that I stay and now it is just down to the club.''
“The club knows that I am here most of all because of Arsène Wenger. He is the one who signed me and he is the one whose trust I have.
The club also knows that I want to be clear what the manager is going to [do in the future].”
Ozil, currently on £140,000-a-week, has been offered a new deal worth around £200,000-a-week.
When he joined Arsenal in 2013, he claimed Wenger was the most important reason he signed.
Sanchez’s £130,000-a-week contract also expires in 2018.
Sky pundit and Arsenal Legend - Thierry Henry has claimed that Ozil and Sanchez are “holding the club hostage” over their wage demands.
But Ozil said: “Everyone has a right to say what they want but what they have to say doesn’t interest me.
''Ex-players or other people who have a view don’t know what is actually being said between me and the club.”
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