Emery: Mesut has the respect of all players

Singapore : Arsenal manager Unai Emery said Mesut Ozil had only respect for his teammates after his decision to leave the German national team, claiming that racism had sparked an uproar in his country. Arsenal is given a lot of trouble to make sure that Ozil, 29, feels comfortable at the club while the controversy is raging in Germany because of his acrimonious outing to following the World Cup in Russia. Emery, who is in his first few weeks as an Arsenal coach, said during a pre-season visit to Singapore

"We are each player's family and for him to work every day, work well with his teammates, it's good for us … I'm very happy with him, I look at all the players and I think Mesut, he has the respect of each player here. "

Ozil, who was born in Germany to parents of Turkish origin, said that he felt" racism and disrespect "- pointing the finger at Germ World champion 2014 has stated that he had been unfairly slandered during the release of Germany in the group stage, after some media had put forward a pre-tournament photo with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan [19659003] "I'm German when we win, but I'm an immigrant when we lose," writes Ozil, adding, "Some newspapers Germans use my training and my photo with President Erdogan as right-wing propaganda.

The German Football Federation quickly denied the allegation of racism, while Erdogan called Ozil to praise his decision

Ozil refused to comment on Wednesday by participating in a training. Session in a private school in Singapore before the friendly of Thursday against Atletico Madrid.

"For him, it's one thing with the national team and another with us," Emery said. "Normality is the best thing for him and I'm sure he's going to be having a great season with us this year … it's very, very personal and here I want to help him." the world at the club thinks like me to help him "

Arsenal goaltender, Petr Cech, also said the players were ready to support Ozil, who broke the club's transfer record when of his departure from Real Madrid in 2013. " What happened? between him and the national team is his private affair so it's not a problem for us, "said Cech." It's something that's unfortunate for him but we'll try everything to make sure that he feels good, that he trains well so that he feels good for the season, because he is one of the key players "

Since retiring, Ozil was all smiles at a fan event in Singapore

" It's really exciting to be in Singapore, it's the second time we've come here and we really like to come, "he said, a friendly match against Atletico Madrid at the National Stadium.They also play at Paris St Germain Sunday

" We are waiting for good matches against Paris St Germain and Atletico Madrid, these are great teams with great players, it's a test to prepare us for the new season. "

Arsenal striker Reiss Nelson and midfielder Alex Iwobi were sitting alongside Ozil at the event supporters, the former admitting that Emery had been very active during his first training sessions with the club.