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Hodder has scooped the memoir of Arsenal Football Club player Mesut Özil.
The book will reveal details of the footballer's relationships with current Man United manager José Mourinho and his current boss Arsène Wenger, along with his “quest to help the under-fire Frenchman restore Arsenal's pre- eminence”.
The book includes a foreword from Mourinho and the UK edition will have an exclusive chapter on Özil’s time at Arsenal. It will be published on 20th April 2017.
Consultant editor at Hodder & Stoughton Roddy Bloomfield acquired world English rights from Lüebbe to publish Gunning For Greatness.
The attacking midfielder grew up in Germany’s Turkish community and “faced prejudice from those who claimed his dual identity would prevent him giving his all for the national team,” according to the publisher.
“Later came questions over a different type of commitment, the kind levelled against those, like Özil, who excel in football's finer arts rather than relying simply on running and ruggedness,” Hodder sid, adding “he has proved concerns on both these issues lack substance”.
Özil played a starring role in Germany's World Cup triumph in 2014. He joined Arsenal in 2013.