MESUT OZIL appears to have played his last game for Fenerbahce – just 18 months after signing from Arsenal.
The German playmaker, 33, has been told he won’t be picked again for the Turkish giants by new boss Jorge Jesus, following his appointment as manager.
Ozil was frozen out by interim head coach Ismail Kartal who questioned his fitness.
And now Portuguese manager Jesus has revealed Ozil’s time with the Super Lig giants is over.
Jesus told a press conference: “He had his time, his space.
“He has a beautiful history in Turkey, no one can take it away from him.
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“He is a well-known player around the world. But I will follow exactly what was the end of the Ozil era.
“The most important thing here is not the coach Jorge Jesus, the most important thing here is not the player Ozil, the most important thing here is not any player.
“The most important thing here is Fenerbahce and it is from there that I build my ideas and the players who come to work with me.”
The World Cup winner has played 37 times for Fenerbahce since signing from Arsenal in 2021.
However, he hasn’t appeared since March 20 after he was excluded from the squad.
It was supposed to be a fresh start for Ozil, after his career in North London came to a sorry end under Mikel Arteta, where he was similarly frozen out at the Emirates.
But, despite Fenerbahce wanting rid of Ozil, his agent Dr Erkut Sogut told the Daily Mail that his client wants to stay.
“He’s more mature now, more relaxed in that sense,” Sogut divulged.
“He has two more years on his contract, he wants to stay at Fenerbahce, he doesn’t want to go anywhere.
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“He was always on and off [the field at Fenerbahce]. Mesut wants 90 minutes, like any player.
“The coach didn’t give him that much time, they had an argument and fell out. But he’s professional, he knows what’s happening and he’s not stupid.”
