Arsenal players fed up with Mesut Ozil ‘injuries’ and prima donna attitude of Gunners’ highest-paid man
Winger is the highest-paid player at The Emirates after finally signing a new £350,000-a-week contract earlier this year
MESUT OZIL has angered Arsenal players with his shocking prima donna attitude.
A number of the Gunners squad suspect Ozil is being allowed to pick and choose which games he plays in.
And they are unhappy with the number of times the club’s highest paid player has declared himself unavailable this season.
Ozil, 29, has missed Arsenal’s last five Premier League games and has now been ruled out of their two remaining fixtures by a back problem.
He has not started 25 of Arsenal’s 58 games this season after being rested for the group stages of the Europa League, the FA Cup and the early rounds of the EFL Cup.
His latest setback follows a series of mystery illnesses which have recurred regularly over the past 18 months.
Manager Arsene Wenger admitted in February: “Ozil’s immune system is a bit in trouble and I don’t know why. I hope we can improve that medically.”
It is understood that a number of players were particularly unimpressed when the German playmaker missed training ahead of Sunday’s final home game against Burnley.
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There had been no mention of an injury in the aftermath of Thursday’s Europa League defeat by Atletico Madrid.
Yesterday Ozil tweeted: “It’s a pity I missed yesterday’s match with my back injury. It’ll need some time but I’m sure I’ll fully recover in time for the World Cup. Once again I’d like to thank our boss. It was an honour playing for you, Mon. Wenger! Thanks for all the memories we shared together.”
His message received a mixed reaction from supporters.
Former Arsenal defender Martin Keown angrily predicted after last week’s semi-final: “I bet he doesn’t play again this season.