Ozil wants to 'contribute' at Fenerbahce despite being frozen out

[Elbert Tabarez]

Mesut Ozil insists he wants to 'contribute' to Fenerbahce despite his future hanging by a thread after being frozen out by new boss Jorge Jesus - and unfollowing the club on social media.<br>Ozil's nightmare in Turkey looks to be drawing to a close after Jesus said the 34-year-old German international would not play for them again.<br>And adding to the uncertainty around the former Arsenal star, he took the step of clicking unfollow on ​Fenerbahce's Twitter and Instagram page - all but confirming his time at the club is over. <br> Mesut Ozil pledged his commitment to Fenerbahce despite being strongly linked with an exit<br> Earlier, he unfollowed Fenerbahce on social media as speculation about future ramps up <br>But the midfielder - a former World Cup winner - has moved to clarify his position, hitting out at 'fake news' reports around his future in a post on Instagram - accompanied by a photo of him walking out in a Fenerbahce shirt - and stressing he wants to 'serve' the Turkish outfit.<br> <br /> 'I wanted to make this statement in order to prevent the discrediting of myself in the public and to inform our community correctly,' he said.<br>'First of all, I make my preparations individually with a special program, and I patiently wait for my time to come in order to meet my childhood love and contribute.<br> RELATED ARTICLES

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'I did not come to Fenerbahce and my homeland Turkey for a holiday. Every time I sweat our glorious jersey, I have no other purpose than to contribute. I have many goals that I would like to live in Fenerbahçe, my childhood love. I will not quit football until I do these things.<br>'Both me and my club are going through a process inherent in football. It is my greatest desire to serve my beloved Fenerbahçe by getting through this process in the best way possible.<br>'My request to our fans is that they do not give credence to the fake news in the media.'<br>It came after Jesus' damning comments made it clear that Ozil had no future. <br> New Fenerbahce manager Jorge Jesus said Ozil, 34, will not play for the Turkish club again <br>'He had his time, his space,' Jesus said in a press conference. 'He has a beautiful history in Turkey, no one can take it away from him.<br><br>'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 Fenerbahce and it is from there that I build my ideas and the players who come to work with me.'<br>Ozil has not featured for the Turkish Super Lig side since March 20 after he was excluded from the squad following a row with interim head coach Ismail Kartal over his fitness. <br>Kartal did not get the managerial job permanently, but Jesus has pledged to follow in his footsteps and keep the former Arsenal star, who earns £350,000-a-week at Fenerbahce, away from the starting XI. <br> Ozil could now be set to swap football for Fortnite, according to his agent Dr Erkut Sogut<br> Sogut said his client was a keen FIFA and Fortnite player and said he 'wouldn't be surprised' if the midfielder become a professional gamer<br>Ozil's turmoil in Turkey has forced him to look at the next steps in his career - and his agent Dr Erkut Sogut has revealed he could swap football for Fortnite.<br>'He will go more into eSports, play himself and maybe become an eSports athlete,' <br>'He's really good, to be honest, at Fortnite and I think one day I wouldn't be surprised if he is competing.<br>'He owns a team - M10 Esports - and he has players. He has a gaming house in Germany. He has football, like FIFA, and Fortnite.'<br>Sogut's comments are perhaps not a surprise given Ozil's love of gaming. In 2018, then Arsenal manager Unai Emery was forced to deny playing video games was behind a back injury the German had suffered.<br>Ozil has endured a difficult period since leaving Arsenal in January 2021 and Sogut believes the club could have handled his exit better.<br> Ozil has made 36 appearances for the club and scored nine goals, often captaining the side<br> He likes to unwind by playing video games and his representative says it's a viable pathway <br>In the ​lead-up to Ozil's departure, the player criticised China for its mistreatment of Uighur Muslims, while he himself came under fire for posing for a photo with Turkey's president Recep Tayyip Erdogan.<br>'They were a club that was always neutral in terms of political things but they are not neutral any more, right? They gave it up,' he added. <br>'They can't just stay neutral in certain situations. Now they have spoken up with Ukraine. They are now taking a position as a club.<br>'Now they're outspoken about issues in the world which when it was Mesut they said: 'We don't want to discuss things like that'. <br>'But it was a development I think for them as well as a club that things are changing and they have to adapt as well. If you adored this write-up and you would certainly such as to receive more details regarding ​slot online kindly browse through our own webpage. '<br> RELATED ARTICLES

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