With Mesut Ozil signing a new three-year deal with Arsenal, Gab Marcotti questions how Arsene Wenger will assemble a 'top-heavy' attack. LONDON -- Arsene Wenger has defended Arsenal's decision to shatter the club's wage structure to keep Mesut Ozil, calling it "the cheapest option" compared to letting him leave. Ozil signed a new three-and-a-half year contract worth £350,000 a week, making him the Premier League's second-highest paid player behind Alexis Sanchez -- who left Arsenal for Manchester United in January. The deal obliterates Arsenal's carefully managed wage structure, where Sanchez and Ozil were the best-paid players on around £140,000 a week last season. But...
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