President of Turkey Recep Tayyip Erdogan was given a sporting welcome to England this week as a trio of Premier League stars arrived in London to roll out the red carpet.

Erdogan has travelled to the United Kingdom to meet with Prime Minister Theresa May before having a reception with the Queen.

First up however, the 64-year-old got to meet some football royalty, in the form of Mesut Ozil, Ilkay Gundogan and Cenk Tosun.

Mesut Ozil (c), Ilkay Gundogan (left) and Cenk Tosun (right) greeted Recep Tayyip Erdogan

The Turkish president was given a shirt from each of the Premier League stars

The three players, each of Turkish heritage, joined forces to greet Erdogan upon his arrival at the London Embassy.

After posing for pictures with the president, each player then handed over the football shirt of their respective Premier League club as a gift.

Later taking to Instagram, Arsenal star Ozil uploaded his own personal snap of the trio.

Sitting alongside his counterparts Ozil captioned the shot: 'The (Premier) League of Extraordinary Gentlemen.'

Manchester City star Gundogan was all smiles upon meeting Erdogan at the embassy

Everton striker and Turkey international Cenk Tosun handed over his No 14 Toffees shirt

While Tosun and Turkey won't be heading to the World Cup in Russia, international team-mates Ozil and Gundogan look set to feature.

Though of Turkish heritage the duo hail from Gelsenkirchen, Germany and will be representing the champions as they bid to retain the trophy they won in Rio in 2016.

Germany must negotiate their way out of Group F if they are to retain hope of getting their hands on the trophy once more.

Mexico, Sweden and South Korea also feature, with Germany's first fixture coming against the Central Americans in the Luzhniki Stadium on June 17.