The former German international, 2014 world champion, Mesut Özil, player of the Turkish club Basaksehir, announced Wednesday his retirement at the age of 34. The midfielder, who had slammed the door of the German selection after the 2018 World Cup against a backdrop of accusations of racism, announced that he was “immediately withdrawing from professional football” in a message posted on Twitter. ” In recent months and weeks, after struggling with several injuries, it has become increasingly clear that it is time for me to leave this great world of football. “, explained Mesut Özil. The former Werder Bremen, Real Madrid and Arsenal player has had a difficult last few years at club level. He signed up last July with Basaksehir for one season, after a tricky stint at Fenerbahçe. The player, who began his professional career in the Bundesliga with Schalke 04, had been heavily criticized in Germany after posing with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in May 2018, shortly before the World Cup in Russia. Denouncing “racist” attacks, he announced his international retirement after the 2018 World Cup.
ex-Germany international Mesut Özil announces his retirement
