Joachim Low: Ozil is still close to my heart

Germany head coach Joachim Low is disappointed and confused by Mesut Ozil’s apparent disinterest in holding face-to-face talks.
Low visited Arsenal’s training ground during a trip to London this week, reportedly to meet with the club’s academy manager, former Germany defender Per Mertesacker.
He is believed to have also held discussions with Bernd Leno and Shkodran Mustafi but Ozil was not present at the time.
Low has previously spoken of failed attempts to contact Ozil over the phone and the pair’s relationship appears to remain at a low ebb.
“Mesut was not [at the training ground], so we have to accept that he does not want to talk to us at the moment. I do not know the reasons,” Low said in quotes reported by German media.
“Personally, I am disappointed that if you have worked together for so long… I would have liked a personal conversation.
“Of course I would have taken the chance to speak with Mesut Ozil, [he is] still close to my heart.”