‘Mesut Ozil has had his time’ – Fenerbahce to dump ex-Arsenal man
Robin Bairner
- 3 Jun 2022 17:49 BST
- 3 min read
Mesut Ozil’s future at Fenerbahce appears to be a bleak one, with new head coach Jorge Jesus confirming that the former Arsenal and Real Madrid playmaker will remain in exile from the first team.
Ozil has been frozen out of action at the Turkish giants since becoming involved in a dispute with interim head coach Ismail Kartal in in March.
Having caused a similar rift and ill-feeling at Arsenal, where he refused to be moved on or reduce his high wages at the height of the Covid-19 pandemic, the playmaker once again doubled down on his intention to remain at the club he supported as a child.
These ambitions, though, appear to have been blown out of the water by Jesus, who said that Ozil has no future in the club’s first team.
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End of the Ozil era
The former Benfica coach explained: “He had his time, his space.
“He has a beautiful history in Turkey, nobody can take it away from him.
“He is a well-known player around the world. But I will follow exactly what was the end of the Ozil era.
“The most important thing here is not the coach Jorge Jesus, the most important thing here is not the player Ozil, the most important thing here is not any player.
“The most important thing here is Fenerbahce and it is from there that I build my ideas and the players who come to work with me.”
Any doubts over Ozil’s future, then, have been cast aside from the club’s perspective, but that does not mean that they will find themselves easily rid of the player. He is under contract until June 2024, and judging by his actions at Arsenal, he will be perfectly happy to wait it out in the stands and pick up a wage packet in the meantime.
