Ozil: Wenger call convinced me

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Mesut Ozil has revealed a telephone call
from Arsene Wenger convinced him to
leave Real Madrid for Arsenal.
Arsenal smashed their transfer record to sign
attacking midfielder Ozil on transfer deadline
day last week in a £42.5million deal.
Ozil had initially pledged to stay at Real this
summer after being linked with a move away
from the Bernabeu in the wake of Gareth
Bale's arrival.
However, Wenger was able to convince Ozil to
swap Real for the Emirates Stadium after
winning him over with his plans for the 24-
year-old.
"Somehow this telephone call just flicked a
switch in me," Ozil told Die Welt. "I thought:
'What he is telling me is what I have missed at
Real: transparency, trust, respect.'
"He told me exactly how he sees me [as a
player], how he wants to use me, what he
expects from me and what he hopes I will
contribute."
Ozil also played down the expectation that
might be placed upon him after Arsenal broke
the bank to land the Germany international.
"The transfer fee has nothing to do with me. I
would have joined Arsenal on a free," added
Ozil.
One man who thinks Ozil will prove to be value
for money is his Arsenal and Germany team-
mate Per Mertesacker.
Mertesacker is confident Ozil will be a massive
success in north London and that he will add a
lot to the team.
"I think he is worth what we paid for him,"
Mertesacker told the Daily Mail.
"He is a phenomenal player and I think he has
not reached his best at the moment.
"I think his contribution to this club will be
massive."