ARSENAL outcast Mesut Ozil is reportedly open to a switch to the MLS when his current Gunners deal runs out at the end of season.
ESPN claim the German is open to joining a club Stateside when he is free to negotiate directly with overseas teams in January.
The report adds that Ozil has been linked to D.C. United and LA Galaxy while David Beckham’s Inter Miami are also monitoring his situation.
SunSport previously reported that the playmaker is tempted by a move to the MLS over other offers as he could better manager his business activities.
Ozil has not played football since March and was axed from both of Arsenal’s 25-man squads for the top flight and Europa League.
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The World Cup winner, the club’s highest-earner on £350,000-a-week, has publicly stated he will not be forced out of The Emirates.
Even ex-manager Arsene Wenger has questioned the decision to cast the ex-Real Madrid star out.
In his absence, Arsenal have scored just two goals in their last eight Premier League matches and have slid to 15th in the table.
And Ozil himself insisted he will stay for the remaining six months of his contract as he vowed to fight and try to regain his first-team place.
Mikel Arteta has since opened the door to that possibility as he has the option to re-register the 32-year-old in January.
He said: “He’s not in the squad right now.
“I’m focusing just on the players we have here.
“But, whatever happens in January, we have some time to decide.”
