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Ozil axed from Fenerbahce squad till further notice

 

Mesut Ozil has been excluded from Fenerbahce’s squad indefinitely after reports he performed at a ‘physically inadequate’ level in their last game.

The 33-year-old former Germany international has made 37 appearances for the Turkish giants since joining from Arsenal in January last year.

But a cryptic statement on the club’s official Twitter account confirmed the former Real Madrid star has been excluded from Ismail Kartal’s squad along with Ozan Tufan, who was on loan at Watford last season.

‘Our Football A Team players Mesut Özil and Ozan Tufan were excluded from the squad as per the decision taken. It is announced to the public,’ a statement read.

The club revealed they will make the reason behind the decision public in due course, but Ozil was withdrawn at half-time in Fenerbahce’s 2-1 win against Konyaspor at the weekend.

And according to Turkish outlet Aksam, Ozil was deemed ‘physically incompetent’ and struggled to keep up with the high intensity level of the match.

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The 92-cap ex-Germany midfielder missed eight Fenerbahce games at the start of this year due to a lower back problem.

However, the report claims the club fear the injury has set Ozil further back physically, and he was replaced after playing at a ‘low tempo’ in the first half, according to Milliyet via Aksam.

The report adds Ozil’s situation was discussed by Kartal’s staff, who came the decision the remaining weeks of the season would be very difficult for both parties if he continued to play.

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