Mesut Ozil never wanted to move to Arsenal, it is claimed.Marca reports it was Ozil's father that pushed his son towards the Gunners.
Ozil was involved in a bitter legal dispute with his father and then agent, who sued his son for £500,000 for loss of earnings on sponsorship deals.
The wrangling pair reached an out-of-court settlement, and it is thought they aren't on speaking terms anymore.
The report says Ozil's father, Mustafa, instigated the record-breaking £42.5m transfer from Real Madrid to Arsenal, even though the player wasn't happy with the deal.
Ozil's father made a sizeable profit from the deal before relations soured.
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