Arsene Wenger says Mesut Ozil’s hunger to play again must be “absolutely enormous” on the back of his struggles at Arsenal, with a player who remains leader of the “orchestra” being tipped to thrive at Fenerbahce.
A deal that will see a World Cup-winning midfielder link up with the club he supported as a boy is close to being completed.
Ozil is in Turkey ahead of his proposed switch, with the 32-year-old eager to get going again after being frozen out of Mikel Arteta’s plans at Emirates Stadium.
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Wenger, the man who took an enigmatic talent to north London in 2013, has been left surprised by the difficulties endured by a proven match-winner at a Premier League heavyweight.