"No, thanks": Mesut Ozil refuses Inter and promises himself to Real Madrid. It is his father to reveal it to the Turkish daily Hurriyet: "Inter's offer was the highest, about 30 million euro. If we had accepted it, Mesut would be an Inter player now. But we decided to refuse it after a call by Florentino Perez".

"We gave him our word, which is sacre. If Werder want to keep him for another season, Ozil will go to Madrid for free when his contract will expire in 2011".

In the afternoon the news was official: Real Madrid acquired Mesut Ozil from Werder Bremen for about 15 million euro. The player signed a 5-year contract until 2015.