• Germany midfielder wanted by United, Chelsea and Barcelona • Bremen: 'There is now a bit of movement on the issue'

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Werder Bremen's director of sport Klaus Allofs has confirmed Mesut Ozil may be leaving the club this summer but insisted there had been no official offers for the midfielder yet.

Reports in Spain have suggested Barcelona are close to an agreement to sign the 21-year-old Ozil, who has one year left on his contract and impressed during Germany's World Cup campaign. However the club's media director Tino Polster said "there are no talks and there is no offer from Barcelona."

Manchester United are also interested in Ozil , with their manager Sir Alex Ferguson having watched Bremen's friendly with Fulham on Saturday, and Chelsea also being linked with a move for the midfielder.

Allofs told the Kreiszeitung Syke newspaper: "It is possible that there is now a bit of movement on the issue.

"But I am not running backwards and forwards to the fax machine or getting sweaty palms when I check my emails to see if maybe an offer has arrived."

Ozil has turned down a new contract with Werder so the Bundesliga club are expected to sell him rather than risk losing him on a free transfer next year.