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'You could have been a club legend but you just couldn't be bothered. Bye': Piers Morgan BLASTS Mesut Ozil as a 'lazy manipulative £350,000-a-week wastrel' as Arsenal terminate outcast's contract early

Mesut Ozil in red and his infamous £350,000-per-week deal are finished, sparking a hostile send-off from Piers Morgan who branded the star 'lazy' and 'manipulative'.

Relations between Gooners and their top-earning talent have been strained for years, with Ozil yet to make a single appearance in any competition this season.

The former Real Madrid midfielder is now set to join Fenerbahce, ending an era at the Emirates. Ozil has spent seven-and-a-half years in north London but has barely contributed for the last three.

Mesut Ozil's contract termination has sparked a polar-opposite responses from Arsenal fans

Mesut Ozil's contract termination has sparked a polar-opposite responses from Arsenal fans

The German playmaker is set for Fenerbahce after seven-and-a-half years in north London

'Loved @MesutOzil1088 when he first came to Arsenal,' Morgan wrote on Twitter.