Official statement: Ozil extends current contract with Arsenal till 2021

Arsenal midfielder Mesut Ozil has signed a new three-and-a-half year contract with Arsenal, the press service of the FC reported.

Earlier BBC reported, Mesut Ozil gave Arsenal a big boost on Wednesday by finally agreeing a new contract which will see him become the highest paid player in the club's history.

The 29-year-old playmaker -- who has been with the Gunners since joining from Real Madrid for a then-record club fee of £42.4million ($60million, 48.2million euros) in 2013 -- signed a three-and-a-half year contract and will earn around £350,000 a week.

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