Hull City owner Acun Ilicali has dismissed speculation former Arsenal midfielder Mesut Ozil could be set for a shock move to the Championship club.
After leaving the Emirates under a cloud in January 2021, Ozil’s move to Fenerbahce has not gone to plan.
Despite arriving to huge fanfare, the 33-year-old has mustered only 37 appearances across all competitions for the Turkish giants and was recently excluded from their first-team squad.
Recently, the 2014 World Cup winner had been linked with a what would have been an eye-catching move to Hull, who were recently taken over by Turkish media mogul Ilicali.
Both Hull and David Beckham’s Inter Miami had been touted as landing spots for the former Real Madrid playmaker, although his contract in Istanbul does not run out until the summer of 2024.
Quite where Ozil goes next remains to be seen although, speaking to Hull Live, Ilicali dismissed such speculation.
“No, they [Ozil and Ryan Babel, who had also been linked with Hull] are not coming,” he said.
“Mesut is happy in Turkey. He’s a very good friend of mine and if he’s happy in Turkey, why should I ask him to come to England again?
“He’s just gone from England to Turkey and is having a good life there with his family. I’m sure that he will recover his problems with the team.”
