Former Bayern Munich player Christian Lell has accused Mesut Ozil of having an affair with his ex-girlfriend amid speculation that the Arsenal star has split with his partner Mandy Capristo.

Suggestions that the German World Cup winner is no longer in a relationship with his other half emerged when Capristo appeared to delete all images of the footballer from her Instagram account.

According to Bild, Lell has now spoken out on Facebook claiming that Ozil had an affair with his ex-girlfriend Melanie Rickinger while she was in a relationship with someone else.

Lell has reportedly released a WhatsApp conversation between Ozil and Rickinger which apparently shows the pair flirting with one another.