Arsenal Transfer News: Latest Rumours on Mesut Ozil and Naby Keita

Mesut Ozil could be in for a move to Fenerbahce in the foreseeable future after a Turkish journalist claimed the Arsenal midfielder held talks with the Super Lig giants. Elsewhere, Red Bull Leipzig star Naby Keita has said the Gunners were interested in his services this summer.

Emre Sarigul of Turkish Football sourced a report from Ahmet Ercanlar of Turkish newspaper Hurriyet, who is described as holding “close ties” to Fenerbahce and said Ozil spent 17 hours in Istanbul during his most recent trip to Turkey.

Per Sarigul, Ercanlar said: “I believe it is very likely that Ozil will wear a Fenerbahce jersey over the next few seasons.” 

At 28 years of age, the former Real Madrid ace should only now be entering his playing prime, and the official Premier League Twitter account attested to Ozil’s significant creative prowess:

Only Mesut Ozil (19) has provided more #PL assists than Dimitri Payet (16) since the start of last season pic.twitter.com/uqgNZcbjeW

— Premier League (@premierleague) October 23, 2016

Although German by birth, Ozil holds Turkish ancestry and is a practising Muslim, not to mention the fact this isn’t the first time links have arisen associating the player with a move to join Fenerbahce.

That being said, Ozil has failed to record an assist in eight Premier League outings this season, and former top-flight midfielder Don Hutchison recently voiced his opinion there are …

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