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Laurent Blanc: 'PSG held talks with Mesut Ozil'

20 September 2013 - 13:56

Paris Saint-Germain manager Laurent Blanc has admitted that the club were close to signing German midfielder Mesut Ozil, before he opted for a switch to Arsenal. 

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Mesut Ozil became Arsenal's club record signing on transfer deadline day, following his switch from La Liga giants Real Madrid for a reported fee of £42.5m .<br /><br />However, Blanc revealed that the 24-year-old had held talks with the French Ligue 1 champions about a possible move from the Bernabeu, after which Ozil chose to sign for the North London outfit following his telephone conversation with the Gunners boss Arsene Wenger.



Blanc told The Express: <em>"To my knowledge, the only negotiations there have been were those for Ozil.</em>

Written by Sri Aswin