Ozil happy in London as he picks up German award

Mesut Ozil has described himself as very comfortable* in London after he was awarded the German Player of the Year award for the fifth time.

The Arsenal playmaker received almost 55% of the vote to finish ahead of second placed Toni Kroos, and he spoke afterwards of his pride and life in the Premier League.

“Obviously I was very happy to have received this award,” he said. “It is not the award itself that is important to me — if I may say that — but that so many fans on the Internet give me your vote makes me a bit proud.

“And for that I can only thank all fans.”

With negotiations ongoing over extending his Arsenal contract, which expires in June 2018, he continued, “I’ve remained injury-free for the most part and I feel very comfortable in London now as well.

“I have a changed few things in the last year, for example, my diet and training. This helps me to regenerate faster after games and reduces the vulnerability.”

Ozil has scored 9 goals this season, his best tally to date in an Arsenal shirt, and he returned to action on Saturday after a bout of illness kept him sidelined for a couple of weeks.

If Arsenal are to stay in the title race, they’ll need him to be at his best in the coming weeks.

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*don’t be the guy who takes this phrase, used to show he’s happy with his life in London, to make a snarky comment about him being ‘too comfortable’ or ‘in a comfort zone’ or some tedious tripe like that. Rise above.