Daily Mirror

I hear you’re the go-to guy if you’re looking for night life You’re not entirely wrong

- BY JOHN CROSS

MESUT OZIL loves nightclubs and could not wait to get into the party scene as soon as he arrived in London.

That is the claim of former Arsenal striker Nicklas Bendtner, who describes himself as having been a “concierge” for team-mates in his explosive new book.

Bendtner says he took Ozil out in London three times in his first week after he joined Arsenal in 2013, despite the ex-Germany internatio­nal angrily denying Real Madrid sold him because he was out too much.

Ozil, 31, is now married to former Miss Turkey Amine Gulse but Bendtner says he “loved ladies” and knew “how to fire it” on a night out.

In Both Sides, the Denmark internatio­nal writes: “The squad does not resemble itself anymore. Robin van Persie was sold and in have come two Frenchmen, Olivier Giroud and Yaya Sanogo. The Germans Lukas Podolski and Mesut Ozil have also joined.

“On his second day at Arsenal, he visits me. ‘I hear you’re the go-to guy if you want to look around the nightlife?’. ‘It’s not entirely wrong,’ I reply.

“Ozil is a bachelor, and during his first week in London we take a trip three times. He does not act crazy or particular­ly demanding when he is out, but he knows how to fire it. And like so many others, he loves ladies. No doubt about it.

“Many people describe the guy as a bit arrogant, but that’s not my experience. He is just quiet by nature and it can confuse people.

“There are so many who make use of my local knowledge. I almost become a kind of concierge for my team-mates. If they can’t get a table at a restaurant, I’ll call and get extra chairs. If they want to be on the guest list for a club with strict membership requiremen­ts, I’ll call and make it happen.”

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