So we was 'sacked' then.

[Rich]

I don't even think it is hindsight for quite a few. I think there were a lot of people face palming at the time.

I think it was a lot about saving face. We had Alexis and Özil, who were both stalling on a new deal. Be this due to lack of ambition/investment in the squad, we don’t know. But they were stalling.

The club could not be seen to lose both of its premier stars on free transfers in one summer, so we had to agree with one.

Alexis wanted City (and who can blame him?) but then United thundered in with £500k a week plus a cut of image rights. This was a deal that Arsenal will never be able to match.

That left Özil as the one we couldn’t afford to lose. Not because of what he does on the pitch, but because of his stature in the game.

[Alberto Balsam Rodriguez]

The decision to give him a 2 yr extension (and all the staff), and then for him to want to sign Ozil on a £17.5m per year contract are shown to be ****ing stupid

I wonder if we tried to sell Ozil at any time before he signed his contract?

[IUFG]

https://www.skysports.com/football/n...d-17-1m-payoff

if by 'sacked' you mean his contract came to a premature end, then yes.

Unless he (Wenger) resigned, any contractual obligations would have needed to be settled.

In any case. I'm sure £17m would sweeten the deal.

[Tony C]

Bouldie must be on Justin Beiber monies considering we didn’t kick him to the kerb as well.

Can’t be his usefulness as a defensive coach imo