Arsenal have paid a mammoth £15.75m per goal and £787,500 per tackle to Mesut Ozil: Report

Arsenal midfielder Mesut Ozil was all set to return to field against Manchester City this week, as he took to Twitter to hype himself after 100-day hiatus in football. However, German, who is currently on a £350,000-a-week contract failed to even find a place on bench for game against Man City, with manr Mikel Arteta terming it as a tactical reason. Ozil's signing, which was once regarded as a coup for Gunners has quickly fallen down a cliff.  w, a report has attempted to calculate Arsenal's expenditure on former Real Mrid midfielder, putting a figure to his lack of end product on pitch.

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Mesut Ozil contract: Midfielder slammed for playing Fortnite

Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta was called out for exclusion of Mesut Ozil from 20-man squ for game against Man City. manr labelled Ozil's exclusion a 'tactical decision'. However, Arsenal have received considerable flak for spending £350,000 ($435,500) every week on a player who hardly makes it to starting XI. Ozil also faced heavy criticism after it was revealed that he was playing Fortnite during Arsenal's game against Man City. 

Mesut Ozil contract: German has me a mere 23 appearances

Daily Mail published an in-depth analysis of Mesut Ozil salary as well as his numbers for Arsenal. German midfielder has me 23 appearances for Gunners this season, totalling 1,812 minutes across all competitions. He has scored just once, along with three assists, in what has been a rar poor return from a player who is regarded as one of best midfielders in game. His stats are thought to be major reason for his exclusion from Arsenal squ. 

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Mesut Ozil contract: Star earns £15.75 million

Mesut Ozil has attempted 1,051 passes, averaging 45.7 passes per match. He has attempted 20 tackles in all, which rounds off to less than one tackle per game. Ozil was among  first to have refused to agree to a 12.5 percent pay cut amid coronavirus-induced financial crisis. This suggests that Ozil has cost club £15.75 million ($19 million) in ws alone. For perspective, n, one goal from Ozil has cost Arsenal £15.75 million in ws. 

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Mesut Ozil contract: One pass costs club £14,986

Every pass from Ozil has cost Arsenal £14,986 ($18,650) while cost of every tackle is estimated at a whopping £787,500 ($980,000). Having spent 1,812 minutes on field, Ozil earned £8,692 ($10,000) per minute. While Ozil still has a year left on his contract, it appears increasingly unlikely that Ozil will stay at Emirates beyond this season. However, potential suitors have come to fore just yet.

Mesut Ozil contract: Man City vs Arsenal highlights

Manchester City scored thrice past Arsenal, two of which were products of defensive errors from erratic David Luiz. Kevin de Bruyne, Raheem Sterling and Phil Foden scored for Pep Guardiola, while Mikel Arteta's men failed to create chances in final third. Luiz, before first half, thighed  ball away for Sterling to strike it past Bernd Le. Within four minutes of second half, Luiz brought down Riy Mahrez in penalty area and was subsequently sent off. De Bruyne doubled le from spot followed by an injury-time goal from Foden. 

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