MESUT OZIL’S agent has hit back at Bayern Munich chief Uli Hoeness for his personal attack on the Arsenal star following his retirement from international football.
Ozil pencilled an emotional statement announcing his decision to stop playing for Germany following the side’s poor performances at the World Cup.
Uli Hoeness has been slated for his personal attack on Arsenal star Mesut OzilGetty - Contributor
The ex-Real Madrid star accused some within the German game of racism over his treatment in the wake of a controversial meeting with Turkey president Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
But Bayern president Hoeness ignored the important point the 29-year-old was making to instead wade in with a personal attack on the playmaker’s performances – as though that was all that was important.
And Ozil’s agent Dr Erkut Sogut has responded with a stinging rebuke of Hoeness, who spent almost two years in prison after being found guilty of £25million in tax evasion in 2014.
Sogut said: “The comments of Mr Hoeness miss the point completely, as they have absolutely nothing to do with football.
Mesut Ozil has quit international football and accused some within the German Foodtball Federation of racismGetty - Contributor
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“He is trying to divert attention away from the real issue, the issue of racism and discrimination in Germany, which is resurging once again within everyday German society.
“As Mesut said in his statement, he accepts reasonable and fair criticism of his football, and deals with that as part of the job.
“However, Mr Hoeness cannot even provide any actual evidence to back up his foolish statements that are clearly exaggerated. In this case, the stats are clear.
“Twenty-three goals, 40 assists – which is a German record – and five-time German player of the year – three of which come after 2014.
“He claims that Mesut has been a ‘ghost’ for years, but what ‘ghost’ wins all these awards and has this much success?
“Mesut created more chances in the 2018 World Cup per 90 minutes than any other player, but, of course, he singles him out for criticism.
“As the president of Bayern Munich is it not best to focus on the performance of his own players seeing as eight of the Germany team play for the club.
“If Mesut is such a bad player, what does this say about his opinion on Joachim Low, Arsene Wenger and Jose Mourinho?
Ozil’s agent Dr Erkut Sogut has ripped into Uli Hoeness for the way he has missed the real point of what the player had saidYouTube/Goal
“These are three elite managers who praise Mesut as one of the best in his position. It is laughable that he thinks he is more qualified to judge footballing abilities than these people, with fabricated statistics.
“It is obvious that his comment about Mesut not making any tackles is completely made up and false.
“But, just so everyone knows, in both the 2014 World Cup and 2016 Euros, Mesut won over 65 per cent of duels per game, moreover he was the most important player in the games against France and Italy in 2016, again making a complete mockery of his ludicrous comments.
Ozil looks happy to be back in the surrounds of the Arsenal dressing room againGetty - Contributor
“The facts speak for themselves and anyway who is he to speak about Mesut in this way? These lies are cheap, stereotypical and baseless comments – made without any foundations – that allow hurtful news to spread.
“Mr Hoeness, we will not waste any more time or energy talking about a subject clearly you know nothing about.
“Not only is he a disgrace to himself, but also and more importantly a shame to German football and the people of Germany.”
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