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Jeremy Corbyn says Arsenal midfielder Mesut Ozil is paid too much as it is, and called on him to “live with what you’ve got.”

Asked by the BBC’s Andrew Marr if the Germany international was paid too much, the Labour leader said: “Yes I do, actually.”

In a message to the player, who was today named Germany’s player of the year, Corbyn said: “Thanks for your game. You’re a fantastic player, but can you just live with what you’ve got at the moment?”

The German international has reportedly been offered £200,000 a week to stay at Corbyn’s beloved Gunners.

But contract negotiations have reportedly stalled after Ozil said he wanted to know if Arsene Wenger is to remain at the club before he decided on his future.

Lifelong Arsenal fan Corbyn raised eyebrows last week, when he suggested a maximum pay cap for company execs.

He has called for rules which would ban business bosses being paid more than 20 times the wage of their lowest paid employees.

While Corbyn admitted his plan would not touch the wages of professional footballers, who are technically employees, he did say many players’ salaries are “ludicrous.”