Former Arsenal, Real Madrid and Germany star Mesut Ozil announces retirement from professional football

Former Arsenal and Real Madrid star Mesut Ozil has announced his retirement from professional football, aged 34. Ozil came through the youth team of his local club Schalke before moving to Werder Bremen where he won the DFB Pokal Cup and helped the team reach the final of the 2009 UEFA Cup. Ad A move to Real Madrid followed, where Ozil won the league in 2012 as well as the Copa del Rey twice.

La LigaBarca take huge step towards title as Kessie nets late winner in Clasico19/03/2023 AT 19:17 However, he fell out of favour following the ascent of Cristiano Ronaldo to one of the two best players in the world and in 2013 he moved to Arsenal, where he spent the next eight years. Ozil's time at Arsenal was mixed, with some extreme highs as well as being frozen out of the team at times. He spent the last few years in Turkey, first with Fenerbahce and then Istanbul Basaksehir.

Ozil was part of the Germany team that won the 2014 World Cup. He confirmed his retirement in a Twitter post on Wednesday morning. Doherty: Conte one of ‘best managers of all time, I hope he stays for a long time' Liverpool could be given chance to sign Gavi for free — Paper Round «Hello everyone,» began Ozil.

«After thoughtful consideration, I'm announcing my immediate retirement from professional football. »I've had the privilege to be a professional football player for almost 17 years now and I feel incredibly thankful for the opportunity. But in recent weeks and months, having also suffered some injuries, it's become more and more clear that it's time to leave the big stage of football.