Ozil thanks Real fans, criticises club

Mesut Ozil thanked Real Madrid fans and at thesame time criticised the Spanish club's leadership following his transfer deadline day move to Premier League side Arsenal.
"Thank you very much for three wonderful years with all of you, my time was unique and special for me, sometimes things develop differently than I would have expected them to a few days ago," Ozil said in statement on Monday night following the transfer.
"I wish you and the team the very best. Now I'm looking forward to my new club: The Gunners!"
The 24-year-old also made clear Tuesday in an interview with the German football federation'sdfb-tv that he felt the time was right to move away from Madrid as he did not seem to fit intonew coach Carlo Ancelotti's plans.
"I noticed in recent days that I don't have the coach's trust," said Ozil.
"Arsenal have that faith so I will be to develop further."
Arsenal paid a club record £42.5 million poundsfor the Germany midfielder, who has signed a five-year deal.
Ozil joins fellow Germans Per Mertesacker and Lukas Podolski at Arsenal and will wear the number 11 jersey.
The fee is the largest ever paid for a German footballer, eclipsing the €37 million Bayern Munich paid Bundesliga rivals Borussia Dortmund for Mario Goetze earlier this year.
Ozil also becomes the most expensive sale made by Madrid. The previous record was held by Brazilian striker Robinho, who moved to Manchester City in 2008 for €43 million.
Ozil's departure was sealed following the confirmation of Gareth Bale's record-breaking €100 million move to Madrid from Arsenal's North London rivals Tottenham Hotspur.
The move also appears to have become inevitable after Real refused to bow to the player's demands for a pay rise.
Many of the Spanish club's fans are unhappy about the move with 66 per cent of those questioned in an online poll carried out by the As sports newspaper against the transfer.