Arsenal contract rebel could reportedly finally agree an extension with the Gunners over something as frivolous as a new shirt number if the latest gossip on the ongoing saga is to be believed.
Ozil has less than eight months remaining on his current contract after months of negotiations over wages have yielded no suitable agreement between player and club.
It means that he is on course to become a free agent in the summer and could, in theory, formally negotiate a pre-contract agreement with a foreign club from 1st January.
Yet, unlike Alexis Sanchez, the German World Cup winner doesn't seem to have much, if any, serious interest from potential suitors and a renewal at Arsenal may well be the safer option than opening himself, and his excessive wage demands, up to free agency in the summer.
Despite a failure to compromise over salary, a new report from The Sun claims that Ozil could sign a new Arsenal deal if he is given the club's number 10 shirt as part of the agreement.
The number 10 is said to be Ozil's favoured shirt, perhaps in no small part because he thinks it will help sharpen his personal brand. Arsenal's number 10 shirt is currently occupied by home-grown midfielder Jack Wilshere, but there is a very real possibility that it could become available in the summer.
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