The record-breaking Ozil ceremony jersey!
Published February 17, 2021
The end of January 2021 was a record-breaking period for MatchWornShirt. On January 23, Neymar’s shirt, which he wore in the match against Angers SCO, sold for a whopping €13,000. However, Neymar’s shirt didn’t stand a chance against Fenerbahçe’s incredible supporters when the shirts from Mesut Özil’s club unveiling went up for auction. Özil is a German international, with 92 caps for ‘Die Mannschaft’, but he has Turkish roots, which is why his move to Fenerbahçe feels like the return of a lost son.
Özil first made headlines in Germany, where he played for Bundesliga clubs Schalke 04 and Werder Bremen and recorded 37 assists in 101 matches. That earned him a move to Spanish giant Real Madrid. In the Spanish capital, he flourished and became one of the best No. 10s at the time. He scored 27 goals and recorded 80 assists during his four seasons with ‘Los Blancos’. In the summer of 2013, Özil moved to English club Arsenal, where he quickly became a key player in the Gunners’ midfield. However, after seven seasons in London, during which he won four FA Cups and became a World Cup winner with Germany, the strong bond he had with the club and its fans seemed to have deteriorated abruptly. Consequently, Özil completed a much-debated transfer to Turkish club Fenerbahçe SK.
For this special occasion, the three shirts used for the presentation of ‘The Assist King’ in Istanbul went up for auction on MatchWornShirt. After a thrilling bidding war between two Fenerbahçe superfans, the signed home shirt eventually sold for an incredible €26,000. That is double the amount paid for the previous record holder, Neymar’s PSG shirt.
Questions about the signed Özil shirts are still pouring in, which shows the true dedication of Fenerbahçe fans to their team and their new star player. That makes this shirt more than worthy of being considered our new record holder! Click here to see the actual shirt!
