Former Arsenal transfers chief Dick Law has explained how Mesut Ozil landed his record contract.

The retired Germany international's deal sees him pocket a staggering £350,000-a-week.

“The talks were always very cordial," Law told Goal. “Erkut Sogut is the lawyer who represents him and it was always cordial.

“The bottom line was what he was asking for was not just far from what our top salary was, it was significantly further.

“Their strategy was to come in with a number as high as they possibly could and see if we would bite if we were desperate.

“Ironically enough, he signed for what we had offered a year-and-a-half earlier."

Law disagrees with the notion that Ozil is overpaid, saying: “I guess it's all down to evaluation of his performances.

“Mesut is so gifted, both technically and in terms of his intelligence. His ability to see a pass which for me, is second to none in modern football.

“The real question is can he be motivated internally and externally to produce that on a regular basis?

“Now, it absolutely has to start with a player, the player has to want to. No manager can make a player play if he doesn't want to. But I know Ozil wants to."