Mesut Ozil has explained the reason he's dyed his hair blond - and it appears Alexandre Lacazette is the man to blame for his shocking new look.
Much of the speculation has surrounded Ozil's future this summer, with Fenerbahce reportedly weighing up a move to sign the midfielder, but he gave Arsenal fans something else to talk about as he rocked up for pre-season training in Los Angeles.
While Ozil looked his normal self as he made a substitute appearance in Arsenal's 3-0 winover Colorado Rapids on Monday night, photographs taken the following day show Ozil *trying* to pull off a bleach blond hairstyle inspired by Aaron Ramsey, Sergio Aguero and... Phil Jones.
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang was quick to poke fun at Ozil on his Instagram page, comparing his team-mate's barnet to that of USA World Cup-winner Megan Rapinoe, and the German has now revealed the reason behind his drastic makeover.
'I lost a bet. Or we lost a bet against Laca,' Ozil told Sports Direct Football.
'Crossbar challenge yeah. Me, Sead [Kolasinac] and Shkodran Mustafi so we lost all together.'
Ozil is expected to feature on Thursday as Arsenal take on Bayern Munich at Dignity Health Sports Park in California.
The Gunners then face Fiorentina and Real Madrid in the States before returning to London for a clash with Lyon at the Emirates.
Unai Emery will be hoping his players are nearing full match fitness when Barcelona host the north London club for their final game of pre-season.
Arsenal kick off their Premier League campaign away to Newcastle at St James' Park on August 11.
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