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Mikel Arteta leaps to defence of Mesut Ozil's huge Sh45 million-a week salary

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Mikel Arteta says Mesut Ozil could still have a future at Arsenal (Image: Action Images via Reuters)

Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta has insisted Mesut Ozil deserves his eyewatering £350,000-a-week earnings despite the German midfielder's recent lack of action in the first-team.

Ozil, who first joined the Gunners in 2013 and signed a new deal in 2018, has not played a minute of football since it resumed, and speculation continues to link him with a move away from the club.

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