Ozil: I would have come to Arsenal for free

Mesut Ozil’s deadline day move to Arsenal stole much of the attention from Gareth Bale’s world record switch to Real Madrid and the German star has revealed that he would have swapped Madrid for London for free after his talk with Arsene Wenger which convinced him to complete the transfer. Arsenal signed Ozil for a club record fee of £42.5million and despite several Real Madrid stars questioning their club’s strategy in selling the German international, Ozil has revealed that he had lost trust and respect in the Spanish capital. Ozil said, “In some way, that conversation flicked a switch in me and made me realise what I had lost at Madrid: transparency, trust, respect. He [Wenger] told me exactly how he saw me, how he wanted to use me, what he expected of me. I cannot do anything about the transfer fee. I would have come for free, too.” Ozil could make his Premier League debut this weekend as Arsenal travel to the Stadium of Light to face Sunderland and the 24-year old playmaker has already revitalized the Gunners squad with several first-team players praising his quality and the new dimension he brings to the team.