Arsene Wenger reveals why Ozil is struggling for Arsenal

Former Arsenal head coach Arsene Wenger has revealed that the reason behind Mesut Ozil’s struggles is his new contract with Arsenal. The German fell into a ‘comfortable zone’ after signing a new long-term contract with Gunners. But despite the high wages he earns at Arsenal, he is often left on the bench. According to Wenger the security of the new deal has affected the German’s rffort levels. "I feel that the length of the contract has nothing to do normally with the selection of the team. But sometimes there are special cases," said Wenger at the Laureus World Sports Awards. "Most of the time now we think when we sign a player for five years we have a good player for five years. But that doesn’t necessarily mean that they practice, they play their best. Because they might be in their comfort zone. He has a contract but the problem is that if you want to buy a player like him you have to spend £100m. "And to maintain the value of the player, beyond the Ozil case, it is more about the way football is structured. To buy players of top, top quality you need £100m. So the decision you have to make is whether you re-sign the player, who costs us nothing, or do we have the money to buy a new player?"

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