Arsenal transfer news: Man Utd boss Jose Mourinho had secret reason for Mesut Ozil snub
ARSENAL star Mesut Ozil was linked with Manchester United earlier this year - and Jose Mourinho reportedly had a secret reason for not signing the Germany international.
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Back in 2013, after Arsenal signed Ozil from Real Madrid, Mourinho lauded the player by comparing him to Luis Figo and Zinedine Zidane.
"Ozil is unique. There is no copy of him, not even a bad copy,” he said.
"He is the best No.10 in the world. He makes things very easy for me and for his team-mates with his football vision and the decisions he makes.
"Everyone loves him and sees a bit of Luis Figo and Zinedine Zidane in him."