Manchester United manager Jose
Mourinho is bent on signing midfielder, Mesut Ozil from Arsenal.The Germany
international is yet to sign a contract extension at the Emirate Stadium and
could be available on a free transfer this summer.
Arsene Wenger has ruled out any
possibility of Ozil leaving Arsenal in the January transfer window and the club
is reportedly
confident that the German will agree to sign a new deal.
But an insider at Old Trafford told
The Independent, UK that United will make life difficult for the Gunners as
they remain keen on signing Ozil as a free agent at the end of the season
The report also claims that the
29-year-old is demanding a salary in the region of £300,000 a week.
United have already clinched the
signing of Alexis Sanchez from the club who was officially unveiled on Monday
evening as part of the deal which saw Henrikh Mkhitaryan move to Arsenal.
There have been questions about how
Mkhitaryan and Ozil will fit in the same team but Wenger is confident that the
duo can make it work.
He told reporters, “They [Ozil and
Mkhitaryan] can play together,’ said the Arsene Wenger
‘How efficient will that work? It will
be down to the qualities of both players.’
“Mkhitaryan has the qualities to
integrate into our game.
“He has a good team attitude. He’s
very versatile. He can play in all kinds of positions. ‘He is very versatile
and it should help us going forward.
“Henrikh can bring quality of
creativity, technical stability and experience.”
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