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Chris Wheatley & Danyal Khan

Why former Arsenal star Mesut Ozil has been removed from Fenerbahce squad

Fenerbahce have released a statement confirming that former Arsenal attacking midfielder Mesut Ozil and former Watford loanee Ozan Tufan have been "excluded" from the squad. football.london understands that this is due to a verbal altercation with the club's interim manager.

The short statement published on Fenerbahce's social media translates as: "Our Football A Team players Mesut Özil and Ozan Tufan were excluded from the squad as per the decision taken. It is announced to the public."

The ex-Hornets loanee returned to his parent club in Turkey one month ago after a mutual termination of his loan, whilst Ozil, who left the Gunners in 2021, has reportedly been 'unhappy' in the Super Lig on his return. Feelings that have been slammed by Fenerbahce president Ali Koc slammed in an interview conducted at the end of 2021.

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