Mesut Ozil is close to joining Fenerbahce according to one of the Turkish side's chiefs. The German has long been linked with the Arsenal exit door having fallen out of favour under Mike Arteta.
He has been frozen out at the Emirates after being omitted from the Premier League and Europa League squads. But Fenerbahce congress member Murat Zorlu is "90 per cent sure" Ozil will make a move to Turkey in the January transfer window.
The World Cup winner's contract expires in the summer and Arsenal are desperate to get him off the wage bill. He signed a mammoth deal worth £350,000-a-week in Arsene Wenger's final season which has made it hard for the north Londoners to find a buyer.
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