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Darren Wells

Mesut Ozil's agent provides update on Arsenal star's future amid transfer rumours

Mesut Ozil's agent has dismissed suggestions his client is set to leave Arsenal this summer, and claimed the German star will see out his contract at the club.

Erkut Sogut represents the player and helped to co-ordinate a £350,000-per-week deal with Arsenal to make Ozil the top earner at the club in 2018.

That agreement is due to expire in 2021, and Sogut believes Ozil will remain an Arsenal player until then.

“You never know in football," he told Goal. "First of all, you can never predict the movement of players.

“I have said it before and I am saying it again that he (Ozil) is really happy where he is at Arsenal. He still has a contract to go and there is no change.”

Ozil's agent insists the midfielder will stay at Arsenal until 2021 (Arsenal FC via Getty Images)

Arsenal will not want to lose Ozil for nothing next summer, but his wages have made it difficult for them to sell on the 31-year-old.

Fenerbahce are one of the only sides to show any real interest in recent months but did not have the necessary funds to complete a transfer in January.

Arsenal are believed to have received a late mega-money bid from an unnamed Qatari club, which was blocked at the last minute by Mikel Arteta.

Ozil has enjoyed a resurgence under Arteta, though it is not clear whether he forms a part of the manager's long-term thinking.

The same can be said for Ozil's compatriot Shkodran Mustafi, whose future is also up for debate.

Mustafi has the same amount of time remaining on his current contract but could be offloaded in the summer to raise funds for other transfers.

When asked on his future, Mustafi told Sky Germany; "It is difficult to think about my personal future. None of us know what will happen next and when we can play again.

“So, once we have overcome this difficult time and are back on the pitch, I can think about questions like that. At the moment, I don’t think about it."

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