Football news - Arsenal's Mesut Ozil reportedly completes Fenerbahce move
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Updated 09/01/2021 at 16:48 GMT
Arsenal's 32-year-old midfielder Mesut Ozil is set to join Turkish club Fenerbahce, according to a social media post from a company the player co-owns. He has been frozen out of the Arsenal first team for most of the last year, with his contract set to end at the conclusion of the current season.
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Mesut Ozil has reportedly completed his move to Fenerbahce according to a social media post from a company the player co-owns.
One Unity’s Twitter account posted: “We at @OneUnity are proud to announce that Mesut Özil will be moving to @Fenerbahce_EN . More to come.”
The 32-year-old German international had been frozen out of Arsenal’s first team squad for the best part of a year under Mikel Arteta, as the club attempted to force him out.
Ozil was one of several players who refused to take a pay cut during the coronavirus pandemic, and with his wages of £350,000 a week the London club were keen to get him off their wage books.
He had been linked with a move to MLS side DC United but it appears now that he will move to Turkey, a country that he has a strong personal relationship with, having previously posed with Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan for a photo.
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