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Mesut Özil: 'Arsene Wenger had belief in me to prosper at Arsenal'

05 September 2013 - 12:51

Arsenal's club record signing Mesut Özil has insisted that manager Arsene Wenger was the main factor as to why he chose a switch to the North London outfit from La Liga giants Real Madrid on transfer deadline day.

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The German international playmaker, who signed for the Gunners for a club record fee of £42.5m, has claimed that the faith reposed on him by the Frenchman lured him to join the club within the conclusion of the transfer window. <br />

Özil told the club's official website :<em> "The coach is a world-class manager, he's demonstrated that for years. </em><br />

<em>"A lot of players have developed under his guidance in the past and that's why I decided to join Arsenal. The most important thing is that the manager has given me his trust."</em><br /><br />Özil's departure from Los Blancos left a discontent atmosphere among many of his former teammates including the likes Cristiano Ronaldo, who described the player's exit as "<em>very bad news</em>".

Written by Sri Aswin