Manchester United boss Jose Mourinho is monitoring Mesut Ozil’s situation at Arsenal and could make a move for the Germany international of Turkish origin this summer according to the Daily Star [via Charles Watts of Football.London].
Per the source, Mourinho is keen on working with Ozil again and could make a move if his contract is not extended.
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Ozil has been embroiled in contract talks with Arsenal but has yet to reach an agreement over extending his current deal which runs until the summer of 2018.
The 28-year-old has been full of praise for Mourinho. Despite revealing how tough it was at times to work with the Portuguese manager at Real Madrid he underlined in a recent interview with Bild that Mourinho is a special manager.
‘We were in the lead at half time. I was pleased with how the game went,’ Ozil told Bild am Sonntag.
“In his opinion, we, especially I, could have done much better. Mourinho is a special coach. A perfectionist.
“He has a good sense of the human being and does nothing without careful thought.
“He wanted to provoke me so that I could learn from it and get better.”
It would not be the first time Arsenal have lost a star player to United.
Former Arsenal striker Robin van Persie left the North London based club for United in 2012.
