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

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.

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. 


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


"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."

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 "very bad news".