Nicosia Gooner
09-08-2013, 10:38 AM
Mr Wenger may take you up on your word
Mesut Özil: "I would even have joined Arsenal for free"
Speaking to Die Welt, Özil admitted: "My conversation with Arsène Wenger made me realise what I had lost at Madrid: transparency, trust, respect."
ANDREAS GEBERT (EFE)
New Arsenal signing Mesut Özil has told Die Welt that a lack of âtrust and respectâ at Real Madrid convinced him to end his three-year stay at the Santiago Bernabéu.
Özil, who joined the Gunners on the final day of the summer transfer window, admitted that talks with Arsenal manager Arsène Wenger persuaded him to make the move: âIn some way, that conversation flicked a switch in me and made me realise what I had lost at Madrid: transparency, trust, respect. He told me exactly how he saw me, how he wanted to use me, what he expected of me.â
Discussing his transfer to the Premier League club in a deal worth 45 million euros plus five million in add-ons, the German international added: âI would even have joined Arsenal for freeâ.
Özil also revealed that Germany colleagues Per Mertesacker and Lukas Podolski are providing him with ample support as he adapts to life in England: âI talk to Per and Podolski a lot; theyâre helping me.â
Mesut Özil: "I would even have joined Arsenal for free"
Speaking to Die Welt, Özil admitted: "My conversation with Arsène Wenger made me realise what I had lost at Madrid: transparency, trust, respect."
ANDREAS GEBERT (EFE)
New Arsenal signing Mesut Özil has told Die Welt that a lack of âtrust and respectâ at Real Madrid convinced him to end his three-year stay at the Santiago Bernabéu.
Özil, who joined the Gunners on the final day of the summer transfer window, admitted that talks with Arsenal manager Arsène Wenger persuaded him to make the move: âIn some way, that conversation flicked a switch in me and made me realise what I had lost at Madrid: transparency, trust, respect. He told me exactly how he saw me, how he wanted to use me, what he expected of me.â
Discussing his transfer to the Premier League club in a deal worth 45 million euros plus five million in add-ons, the German international added: âI would even have joined Arsenal for freeâ.
Özil also revealed that Germany colleagues Per Mertesacker and Lukas Podolski are providing him with ample support as he adapts to life in England: âI talk to Per and Podolski a lot; theyâre helping me.â