Arsenal star Mesut Ozil continues to face pressure from elements of the German media for meeting Turkey president Recep Tayyip Erdogan, despite the meeting being last month.
Bild slammed Ozil after he dodged the German international media day with the local press.
The newspaper report claimed the following: “Everyone speaks, only one is silent. Ozil hides from Erdogan questions!
“Ozil… refused to answer questions… at his own request!”
The article claims that the German FA would be keen on Ozil making a statement on the Erdogan affair but that he refuses to do so.
The thing is Ozil and Ilkay Gundogan already met with the German FA President Frank-Walter Steinmeier and head coach Joachim Low also said there was no issue after talking with the duo.
Ozil, Gundogan and Cenk Tosun all met Erdogan at a reception in London, all three handed the president of Turkey shirts from their respective clubs and attended a meal event.
At this stage it is starting to look like a bit of a witch hunt. The incident happened in May, Ozil is of Turkish descent, has family in Turkey and is by right also an eligible citizen of the country.
Perhaps he supports Erdogan or maybe he just wanted to meet the president of his other country.
Whatever the reason, Ozil did not commit a crime.