ANOTHER ASSIST Mesut Ozil missing for Arsenal as wife due to give birth to first child… just six months after horrific knife attack
MESUT OZIL will miss Arsenal’s return to Europa League action against Olympiakos tomorrow because his wife is due to give birth to their first child.
Posted Thursday, February 20, 2020 by Thesun.co.uk
The German playmaker was absent from this afternoon’s flight to Athens after being given permission by manager Mikel Arteta to remain in London.
Mesut Ozil has been allowed to miss Arsenal's Europa League exploits as his wife is set to have their first child Credit: Amine Ozil / Instagram
The midfielder and pregnant Amine Gulse were in the car as knife-wielding car-jackers attacked them and teammate Sead Kolasinac Credit: PA:Press Association
Ozil, 30, married former Miss Turkey Amine Gulse in Istanbul in June, when controversial Turkish president Recep Erdogan was one of the witnesses.
Amine was three months pregnant when she was in the car the following month as Ozil and team-mate Sead Kolasinac were targeted by armed robbers.
Their first baby is due any day and Ozil is keen to be present at the birth, which is hoped to come before Sunday’s home game against Everton.
It means he has missed all four of Arsenal’s away games in the Europa League this season.
Lucas Torreira was also missing when the team flew from Luton today after going down with a virus.
The Uruguayan midfielder is being assessed by the club’s medical team but could yet fly to Athens tomorrow if he makes significant improvement overnight.
Centre-half Pablo Mari has been included in the squad for the first time since being signed on loan from Flamengo.
And Matteo Guendouzi has also travelled after being left out against Newcastle at the weekend for disciplinary reasons.
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