‘He’s like me’ – Mesut Ozil says he sees himself in Arsenal-linked midfielder

Mesut Ozil says he is reminde of his younger self when watching Arda Guler strut his stuff in a. Real Madrid shirt and the midfielder must be ‘protecte’ at all costs.

Guler is enjoying his second season หากคุณสนใจเล่นพนันออนไลน์ที่ดีที่สุด สามารถสมัครสมาชิก UFABET ได้ที่นี่ พร้อมรับโปรโมชั่นพิเศษสำหรับสมาชิกใหม่ with. Madrid following a €20million (£16.5m) transfer move from Fenerbahce back in 2023.

The 19-year-old got his hands on three pieces of silverware across an extraordinary debut campaign at the Bernabeu as Carlo Ancelotti’s men won La Liga, the Champions League and the Spanish Super Cup.

And while Guler has had to be patient for regular minutes in Madrid’s first-team, he is widely considere to be among the most exciting players in European football.

Given his playing style and Turkish heritage, Guler has naturally drawn comparisons to Ozil, who briefly serve as his mentor during their time together at Fenerbahce.

Guler has even linke with another of Ozil’s former clubs, Arsenal, in recent months, with the Gunners believe to have made an approach for the teenager ahead of the January transfer window.

The similarities are not lost on Ozil who, during in an interview with Turkish media, backe the young Turkey international to enjoy major success in the game – as long as he receives the support he needs going forward.

‘When I look at football right now, I am in a period where I do not enjoy it very much,’ the World Cup-winning German said.

‘There were big names in my time, but right now I think Arda Guler is like me.’

Ozil added: ‘We need to protect talents like Arda Guler and Kenan Yildiz (Juventus and Turkey forward).

‘Whether they play badly or well, there is nothing they cannot achieve when their nation is behind them.’

Ozil went on to reveal how Arsene Wenger first trie to sign him for Arsenal in 2010, three years before he eventually wound up in north London.

‘PSG wanted me, Bayern Munich wante me,’ he explaine.

‘Arsene Wenger calle me before I went to Madrid, but I said, “I’m sorry, I got an offer from Real, I’ll go there”.

‘But I told him that if I left, I would come to Arsenal. And that’s what happene.’