DONE DEAL: Ozil signs for Arsenal

DONE DEAL: Ozil signs for Arsenal
The Germany star has completed his stunning £40
million move from Real Madrid to the Emirates,
signing a five-year contract with the Premier League
side
2 Sep 2013 16:35:00
By Wayne Veysey | Chief
Correspondent
Mesut Ozil has sealed a
spectacular £40 million move to
Arsenal after signing a five-year
contract, Goal understands.
The Gunners have smashed their
transfer record to land the
Germany international, who
underwent the second part of his medical in Munich on
Monday after agreeing personal terms with the club.
Goal has learned that Ozil has signed a deal worth
£130,000-a-week that will run until 2018 after Real Madrid
gave the green light to his departure.
He will comfortably become Arsenal’s highest-paid player
as well as the club’s record signing, after Arsene Wenger
sanctioned the first £20m-plus transfer in their history.
Goal exclusively revealed on
Sunday that Arsenal were in
advanced discussions with Real
to sign Ozil before Monday
night’s transfer deadline.
The two clubs agreed a £40m
fee before Ozil’s representatives
began discussing personal terms
with senior Arsenal officials.
An agreement was reached late
on Monday morning, as was
revealed by Goal, before Ozil
underwent medical tests in
Germany, where he had been
based as the national team
prepare for their forthcoming
World Cup qualifiers.
Arsenal are hoping to sign at
least three players on deadline
day as they try to make amends
for a frustrating summer of
transfer activity at the club.
As revealed by Goal, goalkeeper
Emiliano Viviano has already had
a medical, which he passed on
Monday morning, and has
agreed the terms of a season-
long loan from Palermo. Arsenal
are also in talks with Chelsea
about a season-long loan move for Demba Ba.
The Gunners have still not abandoned hope of signing
Angel Di Maria, also from Real, for £25.8m.
The Gunners tabled a £25.6m bid for Di Maria last week
and the offer is still believed to be on the table. However,
the Argentine winger has begun the season in impressive
form and is reluctant to cut his ties with the Bernabeu.