Arsene Wenger was gushing over Arsenal's record signing Mesut Ozil as he gets set to return form injury.
The German playmaker has been sidelined with a hamstring injury he sustained in the Champions League Round of 16 second leg against Bayern Munich on March 11 but could be back for this weekend's trip to Hull City.
Ozil has been criticised by many outsiders for the apparent lack of impact he has had on the Gunners side since his £42.5million move from Real Madrid last summer but Wenger is expecting him to bounce back next season and beyond.
"Ozil has prepared well and it depends how quickly he will come back into the pace of the game," said Wenger.
"He is a quick player and agile, so sometimes these players get you out of tight situations and open up to do something interesting behind (the defence) and, when they are not there, you don't get out of the situation and you lose the ball.
"He has gone through a difficult spell because physically he was not as present as you would expect him to be, and I can understand the judgement at the time when he was sometimes a bit (below form), you wanted more of him, but I think you are right that you see his quality when he is not there.
"The first season (in the Premier League) is the season in which you adapt and then you know what will happen and you go into it, and I believe that (next season) he will know better his partners, he will know better the league and the potential is absolutely fantastic."
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