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Mesut Ozil: This person is the reason why I rejected Barcelona
Ozil was close to joining Barcelona in 2010 during his time at Bundesliga club Werder Bremen, but he instead opted for La Liga rivals Real Madrid. The Germany World Cup winner initially had his heart set on Barca but admits Pep Guardiola's lack of involvement in the deal put him off. GETTY
Mesut Ozil chose Real Madrid move over Barcelona
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Mesut Ozil snubbed Pep Guardiola in 2010
He eventually joined Madrid in 2010 for £15million and went on to win one La Liga title, the Copa del Rey and Spanish Super Cup before his £42.5m move to Arsenal in 2013. In his autobiography Magic of the Game, which is being serialised by German newspaper Bild, Ozil writes: "Before I...
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