Mesut Ozil remains a “great player” and Mikel Arteta will prove to be a “better fit” for the World Cup winner than former Arsenal boss Unai Emery, says Lukas Podolski.
Questions continue to be asked of the German playmaker at Emirates Stadium, with the mercurial talent considered by many to have underperformed across a seven-year spell in England.
Ozil has taken in 254 appearances for Arsenal, earning lucrative contract extensions along the way, but has struggled for consistency at times and has rarely been the talismanic presence that he was signed to become.