Mesut Ozil has admitted signing for Arsenal in the summer of 2013 reduced him to tears as he embarked on his north London venture. Following a difficult season with Turkish side Istanbul Basaksehir, Ozil has announced his retirement just two years on from his departure from the Emirates Stadium after a fractured end to his Gunners career.
Opening up on certain aspects of his playing days, the 34-year-old revealed he "started to cry" upon embarking for English shores having been "really happy" at Real Madrid. "I was very sad when I left Madrid. I remember that at the airport. When the plane in which I was leaving Madrid took off, I started to cry," he told Spanish newspaper Marca.
"I was really happy [at Real], but things happened. Suddenly, at the beginning of that season, I no longer had many playing minutes and a conflict arose between Mr Florentino Perez and my father and agent.
