Embattled Arsenal fc football player, Mesut Ozil has revealed that former Nigerian Super Eagles midfielder, Austin Jay-Jay Okocha, was his favorit Fenerbahce player to watch while growing up.
Ozil made this during his Q&A session with his followers via the micro-blogging platform, Twitter. The sensational player was born in Germany but to a family of Turkish origin, and he revealed he only supported one Turkish club as a child, which was Fenerbahce.
The former Real Madrid player was then quizzed which Fenerbahce jersey he bought as a child and Ozil said Okocha’s number 10 jersey.
Jay Jay Okocha spent 2 years with the Turkish giants after signing from Eintracht Frankfurt for about £1 million in 1996.
The sensational midfielder had a successful spell with the team, scoring 34 times in 62 games. During this time Okocha made an impression on Ozil, who would later go on to become one of the greatest playmakers in football.
Okocha’s success in Turkey made PSG paid £14 million- an African record fee at that time- for his services. The former Super Eagles captain also played for Bolton Wanderers, Hull City and Qatar SC before his retirement in 2008.
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