MESUT OZIL admitted he loves Fenerbahce and compared them to Real Madrid ahead of a potential January switch to the Turkish side.
The Gunners outcast also ruled out a return to Schalke in a Twitter Q&A.
Mesut Ozil compared Fenerbahce to Real Madrid ahead of his potential move thereCredit: Reuters
A deal to take Ozil to Fenerbahce is ‘closer than it has ever been before’, according to club president Ali Koc.
And Ozil fuelled the fire with a public display of affection on Twitter.
Berkay asked: “Why do you like Fenerbahçe since you were young Mesut and what is the main thing that makes you a Fenerbahce fan?”
The 32-year-old replied: “I grew up as a Fenerbahce fan as a kid in Germany – every German-Turkish person supports a Turkish team when they grow up in Germany.
“And mine was Fenerbahce. Fenerbahce is like Real Madrid in Spain. The biggest club in the country.”
Ozil has been tipped to join Fenerbahce, with his brother even posting a picture of their badge on his Instagram story along with a winking face emoji.
And the playmaker has also been linked with a return to Schalke – where he played between 2005-08.
His friend and former Gunners team-mate Sead Kolasinac is there on loan but Ozil poured cold water on the idea of going back to the struggling German side.
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He wrote: “Don’t want to steal the @seadk6 show.
“No, to be honest I will always have sympathy for Schalke and I wish them all the best from the bottom of my heart.
“But it’s not really an option for me right now.”
Ozil also named Alexis Sanchez in his best ever Arsenal team-mate XI during the Q&A.
And he also revealed he would sooner retire than play for Tottenham.
On Sunday, SunSport exclusively revealed Ozil is happy to leave Arsenal in January and let the North Londoners pay his contract off over the next three years.
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