AFP, Istanbul :
German World Cup winning midfielder Mesut Ozil signed for 2020 Turkish champions Basaksehir on Thursday, a day after he left their rivals Fenerbahce.
“Our club have signed a one year contract with the option of another year with Mesut Ozil,” Basaksehir said in a statement.
Basaksehir is known for its close ties with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who was best man at Ozil’s wedding in 2019 to a former Miss Turkey, Amine Gulse. Ozil, 33, split with Fenerbahce with two years of his deal still to run.
He joined the Istanbul side less than a year and a half ago but has been excluded from the first team since the end of March following a dispute.
New manager Jorge Jesus made it clear he would not rush to overturn that decision when he took up the post at the beginning of June.
