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According to the American New York Times story, it all started when Mesut Özil, a German soccer player of Turkish origin, tweeted about the events in Xinjiang. After this publication, which attracted the reaction of China, Özil lost 6 million followers and 50 thousand registered fans on Weibo, the largest social network in the country.
It was no longer possible to play in China. It has even become very dangerous for a club or sponsors whose owners are Chinese.
You think it’s your own duty
Özil was aware of all this and was still determined. He was angered by what happened in Sincan, watched documentaries and scanned the news. He believed that it was his duty to pressure Muslim countries to intervene, despite being warned by his advisers.
EVEN THE ‘AVATAR’ OF THE GAMES
Everything suddenly changed after Mesut Özil’s tweet. A few days after the publication, Premier League broadcasters in China refused to broadcast the match on CCTV and PP Sports Arsenal. When they agreed to re-broadcast the Arsenal game, this time they refused to mention Ozil’s name. The Arsenal club had to make a statement on the Chinese social media platform that Özil’s post was “the player’s own opinion.” So much so that the star player’s “avatar” has even been removed from video games. When he searched for his name on the Internet in China, he gave an error, the name Mesut Özil was removed from everywhere.
ASK ABOUT THE PREMIER LEAGUE
Ozil’s involvement with his 20 million fans was a problem not only for Arsenal but also for the English Premier League. Arsenal executives urged Ozil to avoid political statements. Even the products that Arsenal sent to celebrate the Chinese New Year were eliminated. Özil, who did not accept cuts in his salary due to the pandemic, became the target name.
REFUSED THE SALARY DISCOUNT
One of the reasons why Mesut Özil was declared persona non grata at Arsenal was coach Mikel Arteta’s call from his players to reduce his salary due to the pandemic. While all the players signed the 12.5 percent pay cut, Özil did not accept the discount at the cost of being excluded from the club. Although Ozil did not want to leave London, the club put him on the sales list. Although there was a transfer opportunity over the summer, none of the offers attracted the star footballer. Özil, whose latest situation became clear last week, was not written by Arsenal for the Premier League or for the Europa League team. Responding to this decision, Özil will stay away from football until the transfer takes place at halftime.
FREEDOM
