Mesut Ozil’s time at Arsenal “could have been so much more”, admits Gunners legend Michael Thomas, with a World Cup winner edging towards the exits after failing to live up to expectations.
There have been plenty of highs for the German playmaker across seven years in north London, including three FA Cup triumphs, but there have been as many lows.
Ozil has struggled to become the talismanic figure he was supposed to be when snapped up from Real Madrid by Arsene Wenger in the summer of 2013.
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