World famous star Mesut Özil, with whom Fenerbahçe reached an agreement in principle, arrived in Istanbul. The footballer, who arrived in Istanbul with his family, was welcomed by Emre Belözoğlu, the Sporting Director of the Yellow Navy. Commenting on his transfer to the yellow navy blue team, Mesut said, “A dream is coming true for me, not only for Fenerbahçe. I hope we will be successful with my teammates.”
Mesut Özil, whose transfer has been awaited by Fenerbahce fans for days, arrived in Istanbul on a private plane from London for signature. In his first statement, the star footballer stated that he was very excited and said, “A dream is coming true for me too.”
The transfer of Mesut Özil, who has been eagerly awaited by the yellow navy blue fans, is now official. The 32-year-old footballer, who plays for English Premier League team Arsenal, departed at 22.13 on the plane that took him from London to sign a contract with Fenerbahçe.
STAR ACTRESS AND HER FAMILY ARRIVED BY PRIVATE PLANE
The private plane carrying the Özil family landed in Istanbul at 01:05. Arriving at Atatürk Airport General Aviation Terminal with his wife Amine Gülşe and daughter Eda Özil, the star player was welcomed by Emre Belözoğlu, the sporting director of the yellow-lacivertli team, and club officials. Mesut Özil and his family left the airport after chatting briefly with those who came to welcome them.
312 THOUSAND PEOPLE WATCHED THEIR FLIGHT ONLINE
More than 300 thousand people accompanied Fenerbahçe’s new transfer Mesut Özil’s journey to Istanbul online. Yellow navy blue fans followed the private plane belonging to Koç Holding that brought Mesut Özil to Istanbul. 312 thousand people watched the private jet KOC10’s journey to Istanbul live on the internet.
“A DREAM COMES TRUE FOR ME TOO”
“WE WILL BE STRONGER WITH MESUT”
Commenting on the transfer, Fenerbahçe Sporting Director Emre Belözoğlu said, “I hope it will be a good process for Mesut for Fenerbahçe. He and his family are welcome to their home and hometown. There are many things for Mesut first of all. The whole Fenerbahce community has a common thought. Mesut’s dream, the dream of Fenerbahce fans is coming true. We will spend many more years together winning many more trophies. Mesut is one of the biggest names in world and national football. The fans can rest assured. We have a good team. We will be much stronger with Mesut.”
Speaking about Mesut’s transfer to Fenerbahçe, his wife Amine Gülşe said, “We are very happy. We are back in our country. Thank God. Fenerbahçe is already Mesut Özil’s favorite club. We are proud. May it be for the best for all of us.”
QUARANTINE PROCESS WILL CONTINUE
The experienced player, who spent the last 4 days in quarantine in London within the scope of coronavirus measures, had two Covid-19 tests in England and both results were negative. Mesut Özil and his family, who must stay in quarantine for a total of 10 days in accordance with the procedures of the Ministry of Health, will continue quarantine in Istanbul. The Özil family will wait for the end of the process in isolation for another 6 days. After completing the quarantine process, the star player is expected to undergo a health check and then sign a contract.
RECORD TRACKING IN THE AIR
Mesut Özil, with whom Fenerbahçe announced to the Public Disclosure Platform (KAP) yesterday evening that negotiations on his transfer had started and that he had brought him to Istanbul to move the process forward, has mobilized the fans. Yellow navy blue fans followed the route of the plane that brought Özil and his family online. Instant follow-ups from the application that shows the planes via satellite increased to 112 thousand people at one point. This number was noted as a record for the planes followed with curiosity so far.
Fenerbahçe posted “Let’s make day and night…” on its Twitter account last night, and Mesut Özil quoted this tweet and shared a yellow navy blue heart emoji.
Mesut Özil, who arrived in Istanbul at night, is expected to sign a 3.5-year contract with Fenerbahçe.
”THE BIGGEST CLUB IN TURKEY”
Mesut Özil recently excited Fenerbahçe fans with his answers to his followers’ questions on Twitter. Mesut told his followers on Twitter, “Your favorite neighborhood in Istanbul is Kadıköy. Fenerbahçe is like Real Madrid in Spain. The biggest club in Turkey. I want to play in Turkey and the U.S. Before I end my football career, I want to play in Turkey and the U.S. If I go to Turkey, I will only go to Fenerbahce.”
4TH MOST ASSISTS IN THE LAST 20 YEARS
The 32-year-old star footballer, who has 253 assists in his career, is the fourth player with the most assists in the last 20 years.
HE WAS TRANSFERRED BY BREAKING THE CLUB RECORD
Mesut Özil was transferred from Real Madrid in 2013 for a club-record 42.5 million euros. Mesut, who won 4 FA Cup titles at Arsenal, scored 44 goals and 77 assists in 254 games.
THE LIFE OF MESUT ÖZIL
Mesut Özil was born on October 15, 1988 in Gelsenkirchen. He is a German national footballer of Turkish origin. He plays for Arsenal, one of the Premier League teams. Özil, who plays as a playmaker, started his national team career in Germany’s youth national teams since 2006 and has played for the German national team since 2009. At the 2010 FIFA World Cup, he was nominated for the Golden Ball Award, given to the most valuable player of the tournament.
Özil started his professional football career in 2006 by transferring to Schalke 04, a team from his hometown and competing in the Bundesliga. He then transferred to another Bundesliga team Werder Bremen in 2008. With his performance in the 2010 FIFA World Cup with Germany, he was transferred to La Liga team Real Madrid in August 2010. In the summer of 2013, on the last day of the transfer window, he was transferred to English club Arsenal for 42.5 million euros, the highest transfer fee ever paid for a player in the club’s history. With this transfer, he became the most expensive German footballer of all time.
TEAMS PLAYED FOR
Schalke 04
Werder Bremen
Real Madrid
Source: https://www.hurriyet.com.tr/sporarena/son-dakika-fenerbahcenin-yeni-transferi-mesut-ozil-istanbula-geldi-312-bin-kisi-41717028
