Mersut Özil signs for Arsenal for a club record fee of £42.5 million ~ Arsenal Supremo

Published 3rd September 2013 By ArsenalSupemo

Arsenal broke thier club record fee to sign German Internation Mersut Özil from Real Madrid in a dramtic Transfer Deadline Day. Özil made a total appeareances of 159 for Madrid and won the La Liga Title and the Copa Del Rey.

Here is what the boss Arsene Wenger had to say on the transfer :

We are extremely pleased to have signed Mesut Ozil. He is a great player, with proven quality at both club and international level. We have watched and admired him for some time as he has all the attributes I look for in an Arsenal player.

I have said throughout the summer that we have been working hard to bring in top quality players to this football club. This has involved many many people across the Club and I have always had the full support of the Club in making decisions on the football side.

After completeing his medical Özil was delighted with tranfeering to Arsenal :

I am thrilled to be joining a club of the stature of Arsenal and am looking forward to playing in the Premier League. It will be great for my own personal development as a player and I am particularly looking forward to working with Arsène Wenger.

“From our negotiations it is clear the Club has huge ambition and I look forward to being part of an exciting future.”

ArsenalSupremo Verdict : A world class signing Arsenal fans deserved and will certainly create many chances for Giroud espically below you cannot argue with his stats and will make Arsenal title contenders again! COYG