German World Cup-winning midfielder Mesut zil signed for 2020 Turkish champions Basaksehir on Thursday, a day after leaving rivals Fenerbahce.
“Our club has signed a one-year contract with Mesut Ozil with the option of one more year,” Basaksher said in a statement.
Basaksehir is known for her close relationship with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who was the best man at Ozil’s 2019 wedding to former Miss Turkey, Amin Gulse.
Ozil, 33, split with Fenerbahçe, with two years of his deal still going on.
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— Mesut Ozil (@M10) 14 July 2022
He joined Istanbul less than a year and a half ago, but has been dropped from the first team since late March following a dispute.
New manager George Jesus made it clear he would not rush to reverse that decision when he took office in early June.
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zil moved to Fenerbahçe from Arsenal in January 2021, where he was dropped from the Gunners’ Premier League and Europa League squad that season. His last match for the London club was March 2020.
Ozil joined Arsenal from Real Madrid in 2013 and won the FA Cup on three occasions under then coach Arsene Wenger.
The 2014 Germany World Cup winner of Turkish descent ended his international career in what he described as “racist” attacks after the holders’ first round exit at the 2018 World Cup.
She was severely criticized in Germany after she was posed for a picture with Erdogan in 2018.
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