MESUT OZIL has impressed Cristiano Ronaldo with his huge body transformation.
The former Arsenal star announced his shock retirement aged 34 last March after closing his career in Turkey.
He has since hit the gym, bulking up big time.
After posting a video of himself training, Ozil attracted attention from his former team-mate Ronaldo.
The Portuguese, himself a huge gym-rat, commented: “Bro not bad.”
Ronaldo, 39, followed his comment up with a wink emoji.
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Ozil, 35, captioned his post: “Always stay ready, then you don’t need to get ready.”
The German received over one million likes, with plenty of other footballers past and present leaving comments.
Rio Ferdinand wrote: “Looking strong bro.”
While Antonio Rudiger called him a “beast”.
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Franck Ribery left a heart emoji.
And former Brazil star Ze Roberto added: “Machine.”
Newly-bulked up Ozil could be back in action this summer.
The Over-35 World Cup is set to kick off in England in June.
It is set to feature a star-studded line-up, with Ozil on Germany’s draft list alongside the likes of Sami Khedira and Kevin Kuranyi.
Mesut Ozil career stats
Schalke – 2006-2008, 39 apps, 1 goal, 5 assists
Werder Bremen – 2008-2010, 108 apps, 16 goals, 54 assists
Real Madrid – 2010-2013, 159 apps, 27 goals, 81 assists
Arsenal – 2013-2021, 254 apps, 44 goals, 79 assists
Fenerbahce – 2021-22, 37 apps, 9 goals, 3 assists
Istanbul Basaksehir – 7 apps, 0 goals, 0 assists
Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk
