Arsenal: Mesut Ozil exit would be the best solution

Arsenal and Mesut Ozil have been working on their relationship for five years now. When do you call it quits? Sooner may be better than later.

No one will ever question the skill level of Mesut Ozil, nor his accomplishments. The man has won it all, on the biggest stage while playing a key role in it all and he has set records upon records at the highest level, some of which has been done at Arsenal.

Yet, for as much as you can’t hide from his skill level, you also can’t hide from the questions of his compatibility with the Gunners. He has done so much, and it’s marvelous, but talent along doesn’t always make you a good fit.

With Unai Emery coming in to take over for Arsene Wenger, Ozil’s place was further tossed into chaos, because he didn’t fit what Emery seemed to want to do. Not much could be done, though, as Ozil had just signed a massive new deal worth a presumed £350,000. You can’t just undo that, even if you wanted to.

We are four games into the season and Ozil is getting further and further away from the point we wanted him to be at as of about two years ago. He has struggled to find his footing in a league that just doesn’t jive with his style, and there’s no shame in that. But there is shame in the Gunners insistence that they can make this connection work if it just isn’t there.

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Which is why I probably wasn’t the only person who perked up at hearing that Ozil is being linked with a move to Fenerbahce in January. The German international suffered for his connection to his Turkish roots over the summer and he has always expressed an interest in playing in Turkey, so the move itself makes sense.

Financially, it probably won’t make sense. We aren’t going to coup a huge fee for him. Even still, just getting his contract off the record would free up enough funds to potentially give Ramsey the money he deserves, with room to spare. And that is more important than anything that may be lost in the process.

Ozil has had some fantastic times at the Emirates, but the lack of reliability has cost the club as well. There shouldn’t be any bad blood with between any parties if he does decide that leaving is the best and, honestly, it really is.

Of course, this rumor is in its infancy stages, so it’s not like we should be getting our hopes up or anything crazy like that.