FORMER Arsenal star Mesut Ozil has teamed up with stunning model Kate Upton and Hollywood A-lister Eva Longoria to buy a stake in Mexican club Necaxa.
The former Arsenal midfielder joined Turkish side Fenerbahce in January after eight years with the Gunners.
Ozil, 32, has now joined a consortium bidding to buy 50 per cent of three-times Liga MX – Mexico’s equivalent of the Premier League – champions Necaxa.
Other members are Hollywood star Longoria, who has Mexican origins, plus model Upton and her baseball star husband Justin Verlander.
Necaxa are currently bottom of their league. They are based at Aguascalientes, 300 miles north of capital Mexico City.
The club said in a statement: “We want to clarify that we are not for sale.
“But after a year of hard work and meetings, we are very close to sealing a historic investment for our club and Mexican football.
“This will be a turning point for us.”
Necaxa insisted existing club chiefs would remain in charge.
The consortium also includes DC United executive Sam Porter and US property investor Al Tylis.
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Ozil became Arsenal’s record signing when they paid Real Madrid £42.5million for him in 2013.
He made 254 appearances, scoring 44 goals, and helped the Gunners win three FA Cups.
But his time at the club soured at the end – he wasn’t even named in Mikel Arteta’s squad list for the 2020/21 season, sealing his fate.
The 32-year-old made a good start to life in Turkey, before he suffered ligament damage that has kept him out of action since March 4.
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Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk
