MESUT OZIL is currently the darling of the Emirates after
making a summer move from Real Madrid, but he could have ended up at Los
Merengues' fierce rivals Barcelona instead.
Reports in Spain suggest that Barcelona had a £7m
agreement in place to sign Ozil from Werder Bremen back in 2010.
But according to El Mundo Deportivo, Ozil even met with
Barcelona president Sandro Rosell but the Barcelona board was divided over the
move, allowing Real Madrid to swoop.
Only a few weeks later Ozil ended up moving to Real for a
fee in the region of £13m.
Ozil developed into a world-class player in Madrid but
fell out of favour in the Spanish capital this summer, opening the door for the
German international's £42.5m move to Arsenal.
The 24-year-old has started brightly for the Gunners,
helping them reach the Premier League summit after seven matches and living up
to his reputation as king of the assist.
Earlier this week Ozil praised Arsenal boss Arsene
Wenger, stating his faith in the Frenchman's ability to end the north London
side's trophy drought.
He said: “I feel great in London, the coach trusts me and
the team is fully behind me. I feel very, very well there.
“I can only say that he [Wenger] is a great coach who
knows exactly what he wants and has a clear vision. We need a coach like that
if we want to be successful.
“London is an interesting city to live in. I have grown
to love this place in such a short space of time."
Culled from Daily star
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