SUMMARY
- Previously, Jose Mourinho gave advice to Mesut Ozil, which helped him overcome a temptation at Real Madrid.
- Mesut Ozil reveals the reason for choosing Real Madrid over Barcelona.
Mesut Ozil is regarded as one of the most skilled midfielders to embrace the game of soccer. The veteran player was mainly known for his passing skills in linking up the play during important match phases. Ozil joined La Liga club Real Madrid in August 2010.
Real Madrid President Florentino Perez had something to confess about the initial season of former German midfielder Mesut Ozil at Real Madrid. Perez inflicted about Ozil dumping his former girlfriend when he joined the Los Blancos and also changed his lifestyle influentially.
😅🎙️ Florentino Pérez on Mesut Özil’s first year at Real Madrid: pic.twitter.com/Ar669w3iZR
— Football Tweet ⚽ (@Football__Tweet) March 10, 2024
The Los Blancos’ president asserted, “He (Ozil) had a private jet, so he would fly out there, have s*x, and come back.” However, Perez expressed that once then Real Madrid’s manager got “annoyed” with the player and advised him. “This girl you are going out with has f***ed everyone at Inter and AC Milan, including the coaching staff of both teams,” Jose told Ozil.
After certain words of wisdom from Jose Mourinho, Mesut Ozil reportedly left that girl. The German player played a major sum of 159 games for Real Madrid. During his time with the Spanish club, he registered 81 assists and 27 goals for them at the highest level.
Mesut Ozil on his decision to choose Real Madrid over Barcelona
The former German international Mesut Ozil reportedly chose La Liga giants Real Madrid over their arch-rivals Barcelona as his preferred club to play for at a certain stage of his career. The midfielder insisted that Los Blancos’ former manager Jose Mourinho was the reason behind his choice.
Ozil stated – “I visited Madrid and Barcelona at that time and the difference was Jose Mourinho. Mou gave me a VIP visit to Real Madrid”. The 35-year-old progressively inserted that the Portuguese manager accompanied him during his visit to the stadium and also showed him various trophies won over the years by the club.
However, upon his visit to FC Barcelona, Ozil lashed at it as “less enthusiastic”. He also suggested that Barca’s manager at that time, Pep Guardiola, “didn’t bother” to greet him. Despite confessing about being a fan of Barcelona’s playing style, the player decided to opt for the Los Blancos as he liked their approach.
Mesut Ozil had a tiff with Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta as well
Mesut Ozil’s last season at Premier League club Arsenal didn’t turn out as expected by the midfield player. He was benched quite often, and for most of the matches, he wasn’t a part of the playing eleven that Gunners manager Mikel Arteta decided to put out on the pitch.
Ozil’s agent has hit out at Arteta! 😲 pic.twitter.com/vXeu8jZlZz
— GOAL (@goal) October 23, 2020
There were rumors of conflict between Ozil and Arteta, as termed by the English media. However, the player’s agent, Erkut Sogut, cleared up the air about the midfielder’s situation at Arsenal. “Every single person outside knows Arteta hasn’t treated him (Ozil) fairly. He didn’t give him a chance to show himself this season,” Erkut reportedly stated.
Erkut Sogut further pressed the point that, despite Ozil having a contract with the club, he wasn’t given a due chance to fight for his spot in the team. However, the German player was continuously dropped by Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta, resulting in his finally departing the club in 2021 on a free transfer to Fenerbahce SK.