At the age of 29, a World Cup-winning playmaker should be celebrating the final years of his footballing peak, when the perfect equilibrium between natural athleticism and gained experience begins to slowly slant in favour of the latter. But ahead of his birthday on Sunday, Germany’s 2014 lynchpin Mesut Ozil finds himself uncertain of where he’ll be plying his trade next season – and whether he even makes Arsenal’s strongest starting XI at this moment in time. As one of the most divisive figures in the Premier League, we all know Ozil’s trade-off by now; exceptional creative and technical qualities juxtaposed by modest energy and conviction when out of possession. Ozil...
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