Mesut Ozil urges Germany team-mates to move to the Premier League as Mario Gotze and Leroy Sane attract transfer interest

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Mesut Ozil has urged his Germany team-mates to move to the Premier League as Mario Gotze and Leroy Sane continue to attract interest from clubs in England's top-flight. 

Arsenal star Ozil, who swapped Real Madrid for the Gunners in 2013 in a club record £42.5million deal, says he'd recommend playing in England to any of his international team-mates. 

A number of Joachim Low's men already play Premier League football, with Gotze and Sane potentially joining them in this summer's transfer window. Bayern Munich's Gotze is wanted by Jurgen Klopp at Liverpool, while Schalke's Sane is a £30million target for new Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola. 

Mesut Ozil says he would recommend moving to the Premier League to any of his Germany team-mates

Mario Gotze (left) and Leroy Sane have attracted interest from Liverpool and Manchester City respectively

Ozil swapped Real Madrid for Arsenal in 2013 and he says he's loved his time with the Gunners in England

Ozil insists he doesn't regret his move to Arsenal and believes the likes of Gotze and Sane should take a chance in moving to England. 

'It was always my goal to prove myself at the big clubs abroad,' Ozil told German newspaper Bild. 

'And I only have positive things to say about the Premier League if somebody wants to move abroad.' 

Ozil has won two FA Cups in his time with Arsenal but has yet to help them to domestic title success, with his team missing out once again to surprise champions Leicester City last season. 

Ozil has won two FA Cups with Arsenal but is still searching for that elusive Premier League title success

The influential playmaker is currently a part of Germany's star-studded squad at Euro 2016 this summer

'The league is very interesting, very balanced - the best example being Leicester winning the title,' Ozil added. 

'It’s just a lot of fun to play football in England. It’s extremely exhausting, but you can relish it.

'If a national team player asks me what it’s like in England, I reply: "If you have the opportunity, do it!" If I were to make the decision to go abroad again, I would definitely do it just like I did it.'

Bastian Schweinsteiger, Emre Can and Ozil are all current German squad members who play in the Premier League. Lukas Podolski and Andre Schurrle also have experience of England's top-flight.

Gotze is wanted by Liverpool but the Reds might struggle to prise him away from giants Bayern Munich

Could Sane (left) end up in the Premier League and join a Manchester side like Bastian Schweinsteiger?

And Ozil says some of his other international team-mates do ask what it's like to play abroad. 

'What's it like at Arsenal? What distinguishes the Premier League? How are the dealings with the media and public? These are questions I am asked,' the 27-year-old former Werder Bremen playmaker said.

'I can only tell them of my good experiences. The DFB benefits from the international experience of its players. I don't have any worries if more players move abroad.

'German talents have an outstanding reputation and get into the focus of foreign clubs. 

'But it will get more difficult for the smaller clubs to keep national team players, especially because of all the TV millions in England. 

'On top of that the Premier League is just very interesting and attractive.'