Arsenal shared a tweet on their official account today wishing followers a happy Eid and Mesut Ozil’s iconic image praying in the centre circle with his hands held out was used in the image shared below the message.

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The Germany international of Turkish origin is a muslim and also shared an Eid message to his followers via Twitter.

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Ozil also featured in former Gunner Lukas Podolski’s Eid tweet alongside Liverpool star – also a Germany international of Turkish origin – with a message in both Turkish and English.

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Eid Mubarak or Blessed Eid is a traditional Muslim greeting reserved to celebrate the end of the month of Ramadan.

Ozil and Can are members of the Turkish community of Germany which has an estimated population of 3-4 million.

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