Unai Emery aims to offer the normality of Mesut Özil to Arsenal after the German saga | Soccer

Unai Emery is keen to offer a semblance of "normalcy" to Mesut Özil following Arsenal's controversial midfielder's decision to withdraw from Germany this week.

Özil, 29, accuses the German Football Association of treating him racism and disrespect "on the issue of a photograph featuring the player alongside Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan who was taken before the World Cup

The DFB has "categorically rejected" Özil's allegations of racist treatment and the manager of Arsenal Emery He sided with Germany as a member of his team during a pre-season tour to Singapore

Speaking before Thursday's friendly against Atlético de Madrid, with Paris Saint-Germain said: "We We all want to help Mesut feel at home here, as a family and for every player. "

" He feels here with us he can work every day, and it's good for us that he has decided to come here and work with us before our two games. "

Emery says that he has not yet spoken to Özil about his decision." He arrived on Sunday to travel and I prefer to give him the normality in the team and for that reason. he feels good with us, "said the Spanish coach.

" He has experience, he has quality and he has a great mentality and we are going to help him to feel good and to show its quality with us. I'm sure he's going to have a great season with us.

"I am very happy with him, every player looks together and Mesut has the respect of every player here.It is a personal decision of Mesut and I respect him."

The goalkeeper Petr Cech, who insists that he "focuses on this season" while speculating on his long-term future at Emirates Stadium, is also supportive of Özil. "As a team, we support it here, we try to make sure it feels good, so that it can train and perform at its best. As & # 39; "Team, that's all we can do," Cech said.

"Clearly, his decision is his decision and everyone should respect that.He trains very well, he is happy to be with us and we are happy to have him." back as he is one of the key players on our team and we need him to be fit and ready for the season. "