Mesut Ozil leaves Arsenal with 'no grudges'
Football | January 24, 2021 21:22 ISTOzil said goodbye to his Arsenal teammates a week ago and his move to Turkey has now been wrapped up.
Ozil said goodbye to his Arsenal teammates a week ago and his move to Turkey has now been wrapped up.
The former Germany midfielder, who is of Turkish descent, hasn’t played for Arsenal since March after falling out of favor with manager Mikel Arteta.
Ozil will only be able to represent Arsenal Under-23s until 2021 at the earliest.
Mesut Ozil expressed sadness on Tuesday after discovering that Jerry Quy — the man who fills the Arsenal dinosaur mascot — was made redundant by the London club after 27 years.
Mesut Ozil has not played since the Premier League resumed in June.
Ozil was left out of the Arsenal squad for Wednesday's 0-3 defeat at Manchester City due to "tactical" reasons.
Keane said that while smaller clubs may need to be saved by players by taking salary cuts, those playing for big clubs are under no obligation to do so.
Arsenal on Monday announced that they had reached an agreement with the players and the coaching staff on a 12.5 per cent pay cut for the next 12 months, making them the first Premier League club to make such an announcement.
Mesut Ozil and Sead Kolasinac were left out because police are investigating "further security incidents" two weeks after the players fought off two knife-wielding men.
Arsenal's star footballers Sead Kolasinac and Mesut Ozil were unharmed from a carjacking attack by two armed robbers.
Arsenal's star footballers Sead Kolasinac and Mesut Ozil were unharmed from a carjacking attack by two armed robbers.
It so happened that Shah Rukh Khan, who was last seen in Zero, spent some "lovely" time with Arsenal footballer Mesut Özil at the Arsenal vs Newcastle United match in London.
In a Premier League match between Arsenal and Newcastle United on Tuesday, Shah Rukh was present at the Emirates Stadium to support the Gunners.
Arsenal's board may have a big decision to make in a few weeks, with the midseason transfer window opening on January 1.
The 29-year-old Ozil quit the national team in July after being made a scapegoat for Germany's early World Cup exit and a target for racist abuse.
Germany and Bayern Munich's goalkeeper Neuer denied there was any ill-feeling amongst the team towards Ozil after the Arsenal star announced his shocking retirement from international football.
The Arsenal midfielder said that he was quitting the German national football team, citing 'racism' and 'lack of respect' as the main reason to announce his departure.
Ozil attacked the German football federation (DFB), its president, fans and media for what he saw as racism in treating people with Turkish roots.
Mesut Ozil announced his retirement from international football, attacking German football federation, fans and the media for racism and double standards in the treatment of people with Turkish roots.
Ozil has been in the firing line since he and national teammate Ilkay Gundogan posed for photos with Turkey President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in May.
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