Mesut’s moving

in Turkey. Ozil had been expected to leave in the January transfer window and would be able to sign for another club as a free agent should the final few details be ironed out.

Major League Soccer’s DC United had been strongly linked with him but Fenerbahce are now believed to have won the race to sign him.

Ozil became Arsenal’s highest-paid player when he joined in 2013.

Having started the first

10 games under Mikel Arteta following his appointment in December

2019, Ozil has not featured since a 1-0 win over West Ham before the

Covid-19 pandemic saw football grind to a halt.

He was omitted from their Premier League and Europa League squads.