Former Arsenal manager Arsène Wenger believes Mesut Özil must 'accept the consequences' of criticising China's treatment of its Uighur Muslims, but he defended the star midfielder's right to express an opinion.
said on Wednesday Mesut Özil must"accept the consequences" of criticising China's treatment of its Uighur Muslims, but he defended the star midfielder's right to express an opinion.
China's foreign ministry said Özil had been deceived by fake news as the country's Twitter-like Weibo platform erupted with angry messages, some calling for the London club to sack their highest-paid player.Wenger told reporters in Doha he did not know if there would be a long-term impact for Özil. "First of all Mesut Özil has freedom of speech like everyone else and he uses his notoriety to express his opinions, what is not necessarily shared by everybody but he has the right to do that," the Frenchman added.on Tuesday, saying Beijing could not hide rights violations.
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