The former footballer, world champion with the German national team in 2014, issued statements regarding the transfer market background.
Mesut Özilformer German footballer of Turkish origins withdrew in 2023, he wore important shirts such as those of real Madrid and Arsenal. In the years in which he played in Spain and England, he was one of the best midfielders in circulation.
Özil: “In 2010 Bayern and PSG wanted me. Before going to Real, Wenger called me”
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Interviewed by the Turkish newspaper FanatikThe World champion with the Germany In the 2014 He revealed some background on his career, especially before his landing at Real Madrid: “In 2010, PSG and Bayern Munich wanted me. Before going to Madrid, Arsène Wenger had called me, but I apologized to him and told him that I went to Real. But I told him that if I had gone from there, I would be came to him.
“I wanted to stop at Fenerbahçe, but I wasn’t allowed”
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In the last years of his career, Özil has played in Türkiye with the shirts of Fenerbahçe and of theİstanbul başakşehir. Of these Turkish experiences, the former footballer said: “Playing for Fenerbahçe was a dream become reality. I wanted to stop playing there, but I wasn’t allowed. Afterwards I went to Başakşehir, then my son was born and therefore I decided to stop. I am happy with my decision”.
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