Arsenal outcast Mesut Ozil confirms Fenerbahce transfer and vows to ‘wear the shirt with pride’ after saying goodbyes
ARSENAL outcast Mesut Ozil confirmed his transfer to Fenerbahce and vowed to ‘wear the shirt with pride’.
The German playmaker, 32, was given permission to head to Istanbul to complete his free transfer to the Super Lig side on Sunday.
Mesut Ozil has confirmed he is flying to Istanbul to complete his free transfer to Fenerbahce[/caption]Earlier in the weekend, Arsenal had agreed to terminate the £350k-a-week star’s contract.
Ozil waved goodbye to the Emirates in a post on Instagram before saying his farewells to his Gunners team-mates.
The ex-Real Madrid will head to Istanbul on Sunday evening to complete the formalities of his move to Fenerbahce.
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Ozil told Turkish TV channel NTV: “I am very excited and happy.
“I am a Fenerbahce fan. As a Fenerbahce fan, god made it possible to wear that jersey. I will do my best.
“Tonight I will come to Istanbul with my family. The flight time is not clear. I’ll be there tonight.”
Ozil also tweeted a picture of his ‘MO’ logo in Fenerbahce’s club colours – yellow and blue.
He even made it his Twitter avatar to further hammer home his commitment to his boyhood club.
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Fenerbahce also confirmed the move was in place, telling the Turkish Stock Exchange: “Negotiations have started on the transfer of professional football player Mesut Ozil.”
Ozil had been frozen out by Mikel Arteta after being axed from the Premier League and Europa League squads in October.
The ex-Germany international joined Arsenal from Real Madrid in 2013, scoring 33 goals and adding 54 assists in 184 Premier League games.
But Ozil hasn’t played for the club since the 1-0 win over West Ham in March having been frozen out by Arteta.
In a Twitter Q&A earlier this week, Ozil admitted his love for Fenerbahce and even compared them to Real Madrid.
He said: “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.
“And mine was Fenerbahce. Fenerbahce is like Real Madrid in Spain. The biggest club in the country.”