On September 3, 2013, the merengue set closed what was the most expensive sale in its history. With The league snatch, Mesut Ozil He was leaving for Arsenal in exchange for 45 million euros, plus five in variables. Six years after his goodbye to Madrid nothing has come out to Özil as expected. The German would have wanted to be trained by his idol, Zinedine Zidane.
Özil scored in the victory of his team 4-0 over Newcastle Sunday, his first goal since April last year. Pundit Souness commented the current situation of the player of the “Gunners”: “It is incredible. He sees a pass, in narrow areas he keeps the ball. The same accusation as always: does he burst? No, he does not. Does he make difficult games? No , it doesn't always do it. “
He also took the opportunity to praise his attitude when things are not going well: “He seems to accept when things are not going well. If he had a slightly different attitude in which he could get very angry and angry with himself, he would still be in the Real Madrid“.
The German is aware that in the background it was a mistake to leave the white team, and the truth is that he has always admired the French coach, he would have loved to be trained by him: “I was especially nervous when I met ZidaneIt was the best time for me. It was in the locker room. Mourinho He took him to the first team as his assistant. He was in the locker room, so of course, my hands were sweating. You want to try talking to him, but in reality he was really relaxed. He was really calm and I enjoyed my first encounter with him “