Football transfer rumours: Mesut Özil to Manchester United?

Today’s fluff was raised on promises

Mesut Özil is for sale, the Mirror exclusively reveal, though the first sentence of their story containing this news sounds disappointingly equivocal, announcing only that “Arsenal could be ready to cash in” on the German, just months before his contract expires and he can stroll half-heartedly out of the Emirates for good and indeed for nothing. “Inter Milan have shown a strong interest and that may tempt the Gunners to cash in,” they reveal.

The Independent however exclusively announces that Manchester United are going to sign him instead. “José Mourinho is highly confident of convincing him to join United,” they insist, “based on their previous working relationship at Real Madrid. Mourinho and Özil worked well together, with the Portuguese placing great trust in the playmaker as he quickly realised that Özil was capable of understanding and executing complex tactical orders.”

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