Concern for Arsenal as Inter confirm Ozil interest

Inter president Erik Thohir confirmed that the Serie A side are interested in Arsenal playmaker Mesut Ozil.

The Germany international has seen his future called into question for some time now, with no extension agreed to a contract set to expire in 2018.

Arsenal face a similar situation with Alexis Sanchez, and blocked him from leaving Emirates Stadium over the summer.

The January window will, however, present a final opportunity for the Gunners to generate a fee for their want-away stars, and it could be that Ozil is the subject of an offer from Italy.

Thohir has admitted to being keen on the 28-year-old World Cup winner, but is also wary of winter deals after being stung in the past.

“He [Ozil] is definitely one of those players we are looking at, but the last January signings of [Lukas] Podolski and [Xherdan] Shaqiri proves winter signings can fail to live up to expectations,” Thohir told Metrotv.news.com.

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