Spanish giants Real Madrid on Friday failed in a bid to persuade Werder Bremen to part with German World Cup sensation Mesut Ozil, with their offer dismissed as “unacceptable”.
“We have received an unacceptable offer and we will not allow negotiations to open,” Werder sports director Klaus Allofs told the SID news agency.
Financial details of the bid were not disclosed but German media reported that a 16-million-euro price tag had been placed on Ozil whose contract with Werder expires in June 2011.
Real Madrid coach Jose Mourinho admitted his great interest in the 21-year-old.
“His club said no. No we will have to see what happens. It would be great if he could join us,” said Mourinho.
Ozil has been the recent target of clubs such as Arsenal and Manchester United.
The midfielder, who joined Werder Bremen in January 2008 for 4.25 million euros, impressed during the World Cup this summer in which Germany finished third.
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