Former Arsenal and Germany star Mesut Ozil has opened up on his decision between Real Madrid and Barcelona at the peak of his powers.
When the playmaker was preparing to leave Werder Bremen in 2010 there were two key options. Either he could join Barcelona, Champions League winners in 2009 and managed by Pep Guardiola, or he could head to a Real Madrid side with Jose Mourinho in the dugout after the Portuguese's heroics with Inter Milan.
Ultimately, Ozil chose the team from the Spanish capital, spending three years in Madrid before joining Arsenal. The Gelsenkirchen-born star hung up his boots this week at the age of 34, and has opened up about that big decision from more than a decade ago.
