Arsenal Handled Ozil’s Contract Wrongly – George Graham

George Graham has come out to blast Arsenal’s handling of Mesut Ozil’s contract.

He recently revealed that the club now has no choice but to get rid the expensive midfielder.

According to him, he cannot understand why the German was given such a lucrative contract in the first place, and even if the club sell him in 2021, they will still need to pay a high price for their mistake.

He added that whoever sorted the contract should be blamed for his very poor decision that should have been avoided.

His words, “It’s very difficult. The first thing you say is, ‘who is the person who sorted the contract?”

“Did the rest of the board see that contract and agree to it? That was a bad decision. We’ve got to try and get rid of him and pay half his wages if he goes to another club, but even then it’s too expensive.”

“He’s got to be in a team that’s dominating games and he’s got to be on the ball as much as possible.

“Without the ball, just no. He is definitely lacking, not even at the top level. Without the ball he’s not good enough. With the ball he can be good enough, but he has to be in a good team.

“He was up and down like a yo-yo under Arsene Wenger. He obviously isn’t playing into the new manager’s style. You play when you’ve got the ball but you also play when you haven’t got possession. He’s just not up to the standard that Arteta wants.”