German World Cup star Mesut Ozil has ended speculation of aMove to Old Trafford
by signing for Spanish giants Real Madrid, as manager Jose Mourinho attempts to wrestle the La Liga title from the grasp of Catalan giants Barcelona in his first year in the Real hot-seat.
Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson had been monitoring the attacking-midfielders progress even before the World Cup Finals in South Africa, but as Ozil became one of the Stars of the tournament more clubs were interested in the signing of the Werder Bremen midfielder sparking a bidding war in which United were not in a place to enter.
Mourinho’s trump card in signing the German was the signing of German team-mate Sami Khedira from Stuttgart who was sure to have influenced Ozil’s decision on moving to the Bernabeu. It’s believed the fee for the player was £12m but both Werder Bremen and Real Madrid have refused to make the fee involved made public.
Ozil becomes Mourinho’s sixth signing since his appointment as Real boss he has already signed Chelsea defender Ricardo Carvalho, Stuttgart midfielder Sami Khedira, Racing Santander midfielder Sergio Canales, Benfica winger Angel Di Maria and Getafe winger Pedro Leon.
Maybe when Fergie does decide to retire from management Mourinho may take over at Old Trafford and we may see Mesut Ozil in a United Shirt.
