Mesut Ozil mocked by Arsenal fans for using umbrella during Southampton win… earning £1m without playing since restart
MESUT OZIL was mercilessly mocked by Arsenal fans for using an umbrella during the game against Southampton – have now earned £1MILLION without playing since the restart.
The Gunners playmaker, 31, failed to make it off the bench as his side scraped a much-needed win against Saints.
In fact, Ozil hasn’t featured in ANY of Arsenal‘s first three matches back from lockdown.
The former Germany international was a no-show in the 3-0 battering at the hands of Manchester City and the feisty 2-1 defeat at Brighton.
Currently earning £350,000 a week, Ozil has now raked in over £1m since returning to training – without kicking a ball in a competitive game.
The ex-Real Madrid star – once dubbed the “assist king” – is under contract at the Emirates until the end of NEXT season.
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And Ozil has no plans to force a move away, either – happy to rake in the enormous pay-cheque every week.
Mikel Arteta will likely look to sell Ozil – preferring youngsters like Joe Willock – in the middle of the park.
But his wages could prove to be a stumbling block in negotiations.
Despite that, Ozil was clearly in relaxed mood against Southampton as he put his feet up and created some shade for himself with a red brolly.
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And fans on Twitter just couldn’t help but tear into him, with one sharing a picture of Ozil and his umbrella, captioned: “Mesut Ozil – Arsenal 2019-20 Skillz+Highlights |HD|”.
Another tweeted: “Ozil is gonna be chillin’ under that umbrella earning 350k/week until his contract runs out.”
A third wrote: “Ozil dropped motivational quotes through this week only to end up sitting under an umbrella??”