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Real Madrid president Florentino: Arsenal's Ozil couldn't handle pressure here

Real Madrid president Florentino Perez has taken a new swipe at Arsenal midfielder Mesut Ozil. Perez insists the German couldn't handle the pressure of being a Real player and "asked to leave".

"Özil asked to leave the club and no one here should be upset," he said.

"He could not stand the pressure of Madrid."

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