Records seem to be breaking these days as far priciest buying are concerned. Just a day after Real Madrid book Spurs’ midfielder Bale at an unprecedented amount, Arsenal also improved its own record by hiring German midfielder Mesut Ozil at a £42.4m fee which is more than club’s previous best of £15m that they paid to Zenit St Petersburg for Andrey Arshavin back in 2009. This is not a mare coincident that Ozil is being snatched from the Real’s den by the Premier League club; perhaps it is a well-planned long term strategy by Arsène Wenger. Gunners looked to be exaggerated at the end of transfer window coz they also hired a new goalie Emiliano Viviano along with a failed attempt to convince Chelsea to sign their striker Demba Ba. Besides this, there were more high profile unsuccessful attempts as well especially that of Liverpool striker Luis Suarez.
Actually, final day of the transfer window was full of surprising events where Real maintained its lead for highest paying club in the world while Arsenal too surpassed its previous feat. Ozil expressed his sincere pleasure to join Emirates side, he said on club official website, “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 Arsene Wenger. From our negotiations it is clear the club has huge ambition and I look forward to being part of an exciting future.”
For Real, Ozil has played a significant number of matches since he joined the Spanish club from Werder Bremen at a £12.4m fee three years ago. He helped Real win La Liga’s 2011-12 season and also named in the UEFA’s dream team at Euro 2012. He becomes the third signee after Yaya Sanogo and Mathieu Flamini for Wenger. Arsenal manager said on his arrival, “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.”