Adidas have decided not to renew Mesut Özil’s contract beyond this summer, with the player’s public image said to be one of the major factors, following a number of controversial incidents in recent years. [Mail via BILD] #afc 
Özil signed for Adidas in 2013 in a deal worth around £22m, with another reason the player is being dropped by Adidas is because the company are desperate to cut their costs during the pandemic after seeing their profits take a major hit. [Mail via BILD] #afc
Adidas are the second major sponsor Özil has lost in the last two years, after Mercedes also allowed his contract to expire in 2018. [Mail] #afc
