Even though he has two more years on his current contract left, the 27-year-old wants to stay in London and asked for signing a new contract with better conditions.
As reported by 'Daily Star', the player wants to become Arsenal's best payed player. Mesut Ozil is currently the one with this title.
The forward asks for up to €200.000 per week, which means €10.8 million per season.
Arsenal are about to negotiate a contract extension with Ozil.