Ozil travels to Turkey to seal Fenerbahce transfer after declaring Arsenal goodbyes

Mesut Ozil is on his way to Turkey to full his cost-free transfer to Fenerbahce.

The 32-12 months-previous reported his goodbyes to his Arsenal staff-mates and personnel at the club’s London Colney coaching foundation on Sunday, bringing to an stop his seven-and-a-half-year keep in north London.

Arsenal have presented him authorization to vacation to Istanbul wherever he will now undertake a health-related right before finalising his swap to Fenerbahce, the club he grew up supporting as a boy.

The essential paperwork will then will need to be concluded, with Arsenal and Ozil acquiring achieved an arrangement to see his £350,000-a-week agreement – which is due to expire in the summer season – cancelled early.

Resources at Arsenal say there will be no formal announcement about the Entire world Cup winner’s exit until finally all the typical procedures have been finished.

But Ozil has spoken to Turkish channel NTV forward of his go.

“I am quite psyched and satisfied,” he explained. “I am a Fenerbahce lover. As a Fenerbahce fan, god produced it feasible to wear that jersey. I will do my most effective.

“Tonight I will arrive to Istanbul with my loved ones. The flight time is not apparent. I will be there tonight.”

Fenerbahce also verified the shift was in progress, stating: “Negotiations have started on the transfer of experienced soccer player Mesut Ozil.”

There will be enormous aid at Arsenal that a saga that has operate given that the commence of the time, when Ozil was still left out of Mikel Arteta’s 25-man Premier League squad, has now arrive to an finish.

Ozil had generally insisted he would keep on being at Arsenal until finally the conclude of his deal, but the opportunity to shift to his beloved Fenerbahce has noticed a extraordinary transform of stance.

Speaking before in the thirty day period, Ozil’s agent Erkut Sogut claimed: “Everyone is aware that Mesut is from Fenerbahce. Mesut is not just a soccer player. Mesut is Fenerbahce.

“He generally said that if he came to Turkey, he would only enjoy for Fenerbahce. I feel it is quite critical that Mesut will come not only as a footballer but also as a lover of Fenerbahce.

“There is a approach at the moment. We won’t be able to say it truly is about until eventually we’ve signed it in the system. I hope it happens.”

Ozil joined Arsenal from Real Madrid in 2013 for what was then a club-history payment of £42 million ($57m).

He designed 184 Premier League appearances for the Gunners, scoring 33 objectives and environment up a even more 54.

Arsenal gained 4 FA Cups throughout his time in north London and he was named the club’s player of the season in 2015-16 after registering 19 helps.