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Ben Husband

Mesut Ozil releases punchy statement amid claims he is ready to retire from football

Mesut Ozil has reaffirmed his commitment to Fenerbahce and said he has “no other purpose than to contribute.”

The World Cup winner has found himself ostracised at the second straight club, just over two years after his acrimonious Arsenal exit. In north London, Mikel Arteta decided that he was deemed surplus to requirements, ultimately allowing him to rip up his Gunners contract prematurely.

That enabled Ozil to join his boyhood club Fenerbahce, where, after a positive start, he has run into familiar issues. And after a public falling out with former boss Ismail Kartal, his predecessor Jorge Jesus hinted that Ozil’s time at the club was coming to an end.

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