Germany head coach Joachim Loew on Tuesday said he was surprised by Mesut Ozil’s shock retirement from international football.
Ozil dropped a bombshell by announcing his retirement from Germany duty and accused the president of the German FA, Reinhard Grindel, of racism.
Loew was on holiday in Sardinia when news of Ozil’s retirement broke on Sunday and he only found out when the Arsenal midfielder posted statements on Twitter and Instagram.
“Neither the national coach nor I were informed in advance,” Loew’s agent Harun Arslan confirmed to German daily Bild.
With Ozil gone, Loew will have to find his replacement with Paris Saint Germain’s Julian Draxler or Borussia Dortmund star Marco Reus as the leading candidates.
Leon Goretzka, Lars Stindl and Thomas Mueller have also played well for Germany in the attacking midfield role.
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