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Mesut Ozil leaves Arsenal: Where did it go wrong for ‘Assist King’ in Premier League? – ESPN.co.uk
Mesut Ozil’s arrival at Arsenal from Real Madrid in 2013 was supposed to be the start of a new era, yet he leaves as a pariah. What happened?
The “Assist King” has left the building as Mesut Ozil heads to boyhood club Fenerbahce after agreeing to terminate his Arsenal contract with six months remaining.
It wasn’t supposed to be this way; in fact, Arsenal fans once hoped he’d stay forever. Ozil’s £42.4 million arrival from Real Madrid in September 2013 and his subsequent £350,000-a-week deal to stay at the club, signed five years later, were heralded as landmark moments for the Gunners in their pursuit of a return to former glories.
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