REVEALED: Mesut Ozil’s mooted move to Bayern Munich in 2010 collapsed ‘because of relationship with a rapper’s wife – which they “didn’t view well”‘, his father claims

Mesut Ozil’s father has claimed that his son’s proposed move to Bayern Munich in 2010 fell through because of the player’s off-field relationship. 

At the time, Ozil had been plying his trade for Bundesliga side Werder Bremen before securing a lucrative move to Spanish giants Real Madrid in 2010. 

However, Ozil’s father Mustafa has said that his son could have joined league rivals Bayern Munich in that summer but the move fell through due to his relationship.

Back then, Ozil was dating Anna-Maria Lagerblom – who has been married to rapper Bushido since May 2012 – for around a year and a half up until November 2010. 

While for many clubs this wouldn’t be an issue, according to Ozil’s father, this proved to be a major obstacle in the playmaker earning a move to Bayern. 

Ozil, instead, joined Spanish giants Real Madrid during the 2010 summer transfer window

Speaking on the RTL+ podcast, Mustafa Ozil said: ‘In 2010, Mesut almost ended up at FC Bayern Munich instead of Real Madrid’. However, the club ‘didn’t view the relationship with Lagerblom that well.’ 

According to German outlet BILD, Ozil and Lagerblom had dated for a brief period before separating in the same year. Lagerblom is seven years Ozil’s elder. 

The actress, 41, now has three children with her rapper husband Bushido. 

In an interview with that outlet, Ozil’s father Mustafa also questioned his son’s shock decision to retire from International football in 2018 and slammed his agent for allowing him to resign. 

The midfielder announced on social media back in 2018 that he would be resigning from the German national side, amid allegations of ‘racism and disrespect’ while also adding that he was made a ‘scapegoat’ following their group-stage exit at the World Cup that year. 

Ozil wrote: ‘With a heavy heart and after much consideration, because of recent events, I will no longer play for Germany at international level as long as I feel this feeling of racism and disrespect.’  

Reflecting on his son’s decision to end his international career, his father claimed he wished he could turn back time, admitting his ‘disappointment’ at how the midfielder’s career ended. 

‘If I had a magic wand, I would turn the wheel back,’ Ozil senior said in an interview with Bild. ‘Mesut’s career couldn’t end like this. I still don’t accept it to this day. I am sad and disappointed. It hurts me.

Reports claim that Ozil and Lagerblom dated for a year and a half before splitting in 2010

Lagerblom has been married to rapper Bushido since 2012 and the couple have three children

Mustafa Ozil made the revelatory claims during a recent podcast appearance

‘Mesut was influenced by his environment. That wasn’t good for him. You can’t say that Germany is xenophobic, that the country where he was born wouldn’t have given him a chance. 

‘Such statements do not come from him, that is not him. Honestly: I have the feeling that Mesut was also taken advantage of.’

‘I think he is being used to a certain extent,’ repeats Mustafa Özil. And appeals: ‘But you shouldn’t read too much into it. 

‘Nevertheless, as a father, I wish that he would simply leave out social media messages about his origins, religion and politics. He’s an athlete.’