However, he was surprisingly sold to Arsenal in the summer of 2013, a move that angered Cristiano Ronaldo. Ozil’s vision and technique made him a unique player in world football at the time, and his telepathic understanding with Cristiano Ronaldo saw the two linkup with perfect synergy.
Cristiano Ronaldo’s partner in crime
Speaking to Spanish publication AS after Ozil’s departure, Cristiano Ronaldo claimed that the German international was the one who knew his best moves in front of goal.
Since moving to Arsenal in 2013, Ozil has won 3 FA Cups with Gunners and has gone on to establish himself as one of the best creators in the country despite falling off in recent seasons.
Ozil’s crowning moment arrived in 2014, as he played a pivotal role in Germany’s FIFA World Cup triumph that year. For Cristiano Ronaldo, however, Ozil’s departure was a massive loss, as he lost his goal-provider at Real Madrid.
In an official interview with Arsenal, Ozil lavished praise on Cristiano Ronaldo and claimed that the Portuguese international made him a better player.
The German international also praised Ronaldo’s work ethic and claimed that he observed the former Real Madrid man in training from time to time.
Despite Ozil’s departure, Cristiano Ronaldo continued to bang in the goals for Real Madrid, as Los Blancos won a staggering 4 UEFA Champions League titles in the five years that followed.
In the summer of 2018, Ronaldo sealed a move to Serie A side in Juventus, where he won the league title in his first season at the club. Ozil and Ronaldo spent just three seasons together, but they developed a bond that made them both better players at the Santiago Bernabeu.
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