Ozil wanted to end his career at Fenerbahce. Instead, Fenerbahce ended him

It was supposed to be so romantic. It was supposed to be a match made in heaven. A superstar of world football comes to play for the club he supported as a boy. It looked like it was written in the stars. Except it all went wrong for Mesut Ozil at Fenerbahce.

The Turkish giants announced that they've terminated Ozil's contract with immediate effect. The 33-year-old is now looking to pick up the pieces after his adventure turned into a nightmare.

It all went wrong when Ozil disrespected the team's head coach Ismail Kartal in March. The former Arsenal playmaker was told in no uncertain terms that his actions cannot be forgiven and that he has no future at the club, regardless of who is the coach. Indeed, the arrival of the legendary Portuguese tactician Jorge Jesus did absolutely nothing to change Ozil's status at Sukru Saracoglu Stadium. Club president Ali Koc told Ozil to back down and accept that it's best for him to leave. And the midfielder caved in.

Now what? It looks like another club from Istanbul, Basaksehir, is willing to swoop in and take the superstar despite his age and an overwhelming ego. It's Mesut Ozil, the 2014 World Cup winner, after all. Former Inter Milan and Newcastle United player Emre Belozoglu is Ozil's good friend and, crucially, the current Basaksehir head coach.

Fenerbahce was supposed to be the most productive and carefree part of Ozil's career, but it was anything but. He played 36 matches for Fenerbahce during the ill-fated stint that lasted just 532 days. He scored eight goals and delivered just three assists for the yellow-navy club.