Mesut Ozil’s agent has insisted there is “no chance” the German midfielder will leave Arsenal this summer.
Dr Erkut Sogut says Ozil will stay in north London at least until the expiry of his current deal in June 2021.
The 31-year-old was linked with an exit from the Gunners in January after struggling for game time and form in the first half of the campaign.
He has enjoyed an extended run in the side under Mikel Arteta but failed to have a meaningful impact on proceedings as Arsenal suffered late heartbreak in the Europa League at the hands of Olympiakos on Thursday night
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“At the moment, we don’t even talk about it, because he still has one-and-a-half-years left,” he told the i.
“He still has 15 months to go. Until then, he will stay at Arsenal, for sure. He will stay until the end of his contract. There’s no chance he’ll leave.”
Ozil moved to the Emirates from Real Madrid in January 2013 for £42.5million.
He penned his current terms in 2018 and earns in the region of £350,000-a-week at Arsenal.
When he does leave the Gunners, Ozil would likely be inundated with lucrative offers from China and the USA, but Sogut says he will continue playing at the highest level as long as possible.
“He is going into the end of this contract, he will be 32 years old, he will be a free agent, and it’s not a bad situation,” he added.
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“And he will have probably a hundred million followers on the social media side at that time, his marketing will be bigger by that time. And he’s 32 so he can still go and play in top-level football for the next two or three years.”