Mesut Özil

As reported by all major football news outlets, Werder Bremen have confirmed that German International Mesut Özil (21) has joined Real Madrid for an undisclosed fee, believed to be around €15 million. Despite being heavily linked with FC Barcelona during the summer, Özil has joined Barca’s arch rivals and will be a Madrid player this coming season. Bremen had initially turned down an offer

Barcelona to bid on Mesut Özil to block a move to English clubs

According to the English newspaper The Daily Mail, Barcelona will make a bid for Mesut Özil (21), to avoid his signing for Chelsea, Arsenal and Manchester City. Guardiola would face difficulties to give Özil a place in the starting line-up, but senior figures in Barcelona have been quite impressed by his performance for Germany in the World Cup this summer. Özil currently plays for Werder