Even after Mesut Ozil is long gone from Arsenal, the former German international is still making headlines. Turkish side Fenerbahce, the club Ozil joined in January of 2021 after leaving Arsenal, have excluded him from the squad along with teammate Ozan Tufan.
football.london understands this was due to a verbal altercation with the club’s interim manager. Arsenal fans will be very familiar with instances of conflict between Ozil and club management throughout his time at the club. Some specifically footballing matters and beyond.
Unai Emery had issues with Ozil regarding a lack of ‘aggressive pressure’ that the attacking midfielder simply could not provide the Spaniard. Emery dropped Ozil on numerous occasions in favour of players better suited to what he demanded.
