Mesut Ozil surprised his Arsenal team-mates with how "humble" and "respectful" he is when he signed from Real Madrid.
That's according to Mohamed Elneny, who is good friends with the German.
Ozil joined Arsenal for £42.5million in 2013 among much fanfare, and Elneny admits he expected the German to be arrogant as he had signed from a huge club.
But Ozil has never seen himself as above Arsenal, and in fact surprised his team-mates with how humble he is.
"When Mesut joined from Real Madrid I thought he would be arrogant and full of himself after playing at such a big club," Elneny told Sabah.
"However, he is so humble and respectful.
"He never saw himself above the club. There are footballers playing at far smaller clubs who have got a far bigger ego.
"Mesut surprised me and my team-mates at Arsenal, everyone has respect for him."
Elneny joined Besiktas on a season-long loan from Arsenal in the summer transfer window.
Ozil helped the Egyptian with the move, and was apparently on hand to offer his team-mate advice.
"With Mesut we are like brothers," Elneny continued.
"Before I moved to Turkey he was who I spoke to, he assisted me, I could ask him anything and asked about Besiktas, he advised me on my transfer."
