Along with all the other interviewees for the job at the time, which included current manager Arteta, he saw Ozil as a key player and wanted him to be the leader of the team.
Đây là nước đi nhằm cứu vãn những năm cuối sự nghiệp của Ozil.
Mesut Ozil's time at Arsenal was a rollercoaster one, to say the least.
The then 29-year-old assist king had done more than most to make a new Germany, in both senses of the word, but sadly found that when reactionaries feel emboldened, even World Cup winners will be subjected to age-old prejudice.