GETTY Lionel Messi stopped Barcelona signing Mesut Ozil this summer The Arsenal playmaker has been linked with a move away from the Gunners in recent months. Ozil, 28, is out of contract at the end of the season and the Germany international could leave on a free transfer if Arsenal don’t tie down their star man. Reports last month claimed Ozil’s agent offered the former Real Madrid man to Barca, with the midfielder keen to return to La Liga. However, according to Spanish transfer outlet Don Balon, Messi demanded Barca didn’t sign Ozil. They say the Argentina international told Barca chiefs Ozil wasn’t the right player to replace Neymar at the Nou Camp. Every...
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