Mesut Ozil appears on the verge of leaving Arsenal with Fenerbahce director Emre Belozoglu claiming the playmaker is ‘closer than ever’ to joining the Turkish giants.
Speculation around the move has been growing in recent days with both parties speaking openly about the prospect.
Ozil himself said on Twitter that he wanted to play in Turkey before he retired, and would only play for Fenerbahce if he did so. His agent, Erkut Sogut, admitted he hoped the deal would go ahead, saying Ozil wasn’t a Fenerbahce fan, but a fanatic.
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I grew up as a @Fenerbahce fan as a kid in Germany - every German-Turkish person supports a Turkish team when they grow up in Germany.