Mesut Ozil says phone conversation with Arsene Wenger helped complete Arsenal transfer
Mesut Ozil says phone conversation with Arsene Wenger helped complete Arsenal transfer
Gunners' record £42million signing told German television that he had lost faith in Real Madrid move Carlo Ancelotti
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Arsenal's £42million record signing Mesut Ozil says that a telephone conversation with Arsene Wenger helped convince him to join the North London Side. The German international signed a five-year contract with the Gunners yesterday having signed from Real Madrid.
And the 24-year-old claimed he started to become concerned about his relationship with boss Carlo Ancelotti.
"At
the weekend, I was certain that I would stay at Real Madrid, but
afterwards I realised that I did not have the faith from the coach or
the bosses. I am a player who needs this faith and that is what I have
felt from Arsenal, which is why I have joined," Ozil told the German
Football Association's official website, www.dfb.de.
"I
am really looking forward to it because I have the faith of the coach. I
had spoken to him at length on the telephone, he explained his plans
and that he has faith in me - that is what I need as a player.
"I
am looking forward to the new challenge there (Arsenal). I have already
heard that they have super fans, the city is great and the team is
fantastic.
"Wenger gives me the faith and I can
develop further. I know what I can do and I know that I could make the
grade with any club in the world because I am so convinced in myself,
but if I don't feel people have faith in me, then that is why I had to
leave and at Arsenal, I feel I have this fully."
Following confirmation of the deal, Wenger told Arsenal.com: "We are extremely pleased to have signed Mesut Ozil.
"He
is a great player, with proven quality at both club and international
level. We have watched and admired him for some time as he has all the
attributes I look for in an Arsenal player.
“I have said
throughout the summer that we have been working hard to bring in top
quality players to this football club. This has involved many many
people across the Club and I have always had the full support of the
Club in making decisions on the football side.
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