Arsenal have been handed a huge boost after it emerged that Mesut Ozil is expected to sign a contract extension with the club.

The German’s current deal expires in the summer, and there had been huge speculation suggesting his future was to lie elsewhere.

Manchester United was just one of the big name clubs that were touted to be keen on making a move.

The news follows the announcement that the club had agreed a club-record deal to sign Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang from Borussia Dortmund on transfer deadline day.

The BBC report that the new deal would run through until 2021, and would be worth £350,000 a week before tax – making him the highest-paid Arsenal player in the club’s history.

Ozil joined the Gunners from Real Madrid in 2013, for a then club-record £42m transfer fee.