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Mesut Ozil Says He'll See out Arsenal Contract Until 2021, Hits out at Critics

Mesut Ozil has rejected the notion that he could leave Arsenal before his contract expires in 2021.

Ozil signed the deal in January last year, earning him around £350,000 per week as the club's highest-paid player.

In an interview with The Athletic's David Ornstein (h/t Goal's Stephen Crawford), the German said "no" to the possibility of him leaving the club in the immediate future and added:

"When I signed the new deal, I thought about it very carefully and said it was one of the most important decisions of my footballing career.