Mesut Ozil 'receives Sh1 billion Arsenal loyalty bonus' despite not playing this season

Arsenal's Mesut Ozil celebrates scoring his side's first goal of the game, during the English Premier League soccer match between Arsenal and Newcastle United, at the Emirates Stadium, in London, Saturday, Dec. 16, 2017. (Joe Giddens/PA via AP)

Mesut Özil has not played a game for Arsenal for several months.

But the Gunners are still counting the cost of their inability to offload the German playmaker.