The Mirror are reporting that Arsenal midfielder Mesut Ozil is yet to agree a new contract extension with Arsenal.

The German currently has until 2018 on his current £140,000-a-week deal with the Gunners, but reportedly wants a pay rise with a potential £200,000-a-week offer being touted.

The Mirror think that his club are confident that he will sign, though, with the player believed to be happy with life at Arsenal and in London and so a deal should go through at some point.

Should he stay?

Ozil's been in good form this season with Arsenal beginning to hit their stride in the league and so it would be a good idea for the Gunners to get him signed on but, equally for Ozil, it's in his best interest that he signs the extension too.

The German is a top player, make no mistake, but, arguably, he wouldn't be the star he is without being at Arsenal.

The club are perfectly set up to make the use of his talents with like minded players surrounding him and a manager in Arsene Wenger who clearly knows how to utilise him best.

Would he get that at other clubs? Sure, he'd get into most sides in world football, but for a player who took a while to settle at the Gunners, he'd likely take that time to bed in with a different side. At the age of 27, and at the price he'd cost, he couldn't afford to do that.

Equally, where's he going to go to get as big a chance at winning silverware as he does at Arsenal? Of the clubs that could afford him - your Manchester City's, United's, Barcelona's and Real Madrid's - none of them are realistically going to go for him, so surely his best chance of more trophies is to stay with the Gunners.

Arsenal look good this season, too. They seem to have an air of maturity and hunger about them so they really could win the league and build from it, and the German should make sure he's a part of it.