Day: November 25, 2017

Arsene Wenger does not believe Mesut Ozil has agreed to sign for Barcelona in January.

The German is out of contract in the summer, but the Gunners are reportedly keen to tie him down to a new deal, although his representatives and the Gunners are still far from reaching an agreement.

Ozil who was the club’s record signing before this last summer’s signing of Alexandre Lacazette has been inconsistent in his four years at the Emirates. But, he put in a man of the match performance against Tottenham last weekend and has attracted the attention of Barcelona.

However, when asked if Ozil has agreed to join Barcelona in January, Wenger said “No” per Talksport, the French went on to admit that players could talk to any club at any time as they have representatives who hold talks on their behalf.

The French man defiantly refused to sell Ozil or Sanchez during the last transfer window despite knowing they could walk for free after this season.

Ozil had earlier reportedly told family and  friends that Jose Mourinho wanted him at Manchester United and he would prefer to run down his current deal and join the Red Devils.

Lionel Messi has finally signed a new contract with Barcelona ending months of endless speculations about his future.

After losing Neymar to PSG over the summer, Barcelona were keen on tying Lionel Messi to a new deal. However, the Argentine was not in a hurry and that kept the club’s fans fearing they may lose another superstar.

Messi’s last deal was set to expire at the end of the season, but he has signed a new deal worth £500,000 per week for the next four years. To avoid losing him like the did Neymar, the Catalans have inserted a mammoth £626 million release clause. The Argentine is also expected to pocket an 80 million signing on bonus.

Messi joined Barcelona as a 13 years old, and at the end of this deal in 2021, he would have spent 17 years with the Catalans.

Confirming the news on their Twitter account this afternoon, Barcelona posted the attacker with club president Josep Maria Bartomeu alongside the caption “The story continues”.

Messi has played 602 games for the Catalans, scoring 523 goals.