Arsenal star Mesut Ozil was offered contract worth £435,000-a-week from China before extending Gunners deal

MESUT OZIL reportedly snubbed a £435,000-a-week offer from China before signing his new Arsenal contract.

Sport Bild claims the German, 29, was targeted by mega-spenders Guangzhou Evergrande this month.

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They made an audacious offer to bring Ozil to the Far East this month, with the wages amounting to around £22m-per-year.

But the report adds that Ozil had no intention of moving to China, and he instead opted to remain at Arsenal because he was feeling comfortable in London.

The former Real Madrid ace penned a three-and-a-half year extension today, becoming the club’s record earner on £350k-a-week.

And the news was greeted warmly by Arsenal fans still reeling at Alexis Sanchez’s decision to join Manchester United.

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The Gunners did land Henrikh Mkhitaryan as part of that deal though.

And things got even better for supporters on deadline day with the club-record arrival of Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang from Borussia Dortmund.

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The striker could provide the firepower needed to lift Arsenal into top four contention, with Alexandre Lacazette failing to impress in his first six months.

But Aubameyang’s Gunners switch spells the end of Olivier Giroud’s Emirates adventure, with the French international on the verge of joining capital rivals Chelsea for around £18m.

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