Smith Rowe, who is on loan at Championship club Huddersfield Town from Premier League outfit Arsenal at the moment, has said that he looks up to Ozil.
The 19-year-old attacking midfielder has been wowed by the German star in training and is looking to learn from him.
Smith Rowe told The National about Ozil: βAt Arsenal, I look up to Mesut Ozil a lot.
βI watch him in training and the movement he has and the little touches he does. For me to train with him every day, I cant think of anything better.β
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Smith Rowe has made eight starts and two substitute appearances in the Championship for Huddersfield during his loan spell so far this season, scoring one goal and providing two assists in the process.
The teenager played 97 minutes in the Premier League and thrice in the Europa League for Arsenal this campaign before his loan switch to the Terriers.
Meanwhile, Ozil has scored one goal and provided two assists in 18 Premier League matches for Arsenal so far this season.
The 31-year-old former Real Madrid star has also played 151 minutes in the Europa League, once in the FA Cup and twice in the EFL Cup for the North London outfit this campaign.
Arsenal are ninth in the Premier League table at the moment with 40 points from 28 matches, as many as eight points behind London rivals Chelsea, who currently occupy the final Champions League spot.
Meanwhile, Huddersfield find themselves 18th in the Championship table, just three points above the relegation zone.