The Gunners have agreed a club-record fee for the
Germany international and are now in
negotiations with his representatives over
personal terms
Mesut Ozil is on standby to undertake an Arsenal
medical on Monday afternoon as he continues to
negotiate personal terms with the club. The Gunners have agreed a €47 million fee with
Real Madrid for the Germany international and are
confident of completing the deal before Monday
night’s 11pm transfer deadline. Sources have told Goal that Arsenal’s record-
breaking move is “very close to being agreed”
amid reports of late interest from Manchester
United and Paris Saint-Germain. Arsene Wenger will have to smash his wage
structure to land Ozil, and senior club officials
have been in detailed negotiations with the
player’s representatives since Sunday evening. Ozil is due to meet up with the Germany squad
ahead of the World Cup qualifiers this weekend
but should have no problem being given
dispensation from the national team to have a
medical. It is expected that it would take place at Arsenal's
London Colney headquarters but it is understood
there is the facility for it to happen in Germany. 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 working on a loan deal for
Chelsea striker Demba Ba and are still in the
running to capture Angel Di Maria, also from Real,
for €30m. The Londoners are most confident of pushing
through the Ozil deal, which would more than
double their record transfer outlay, after holding
high-level talks with Real in recent days. Wenger turned his attention to Real Madrid’s
battery of elite attackers after it became
increasingly clear that Gareth Bale was set for a
world-record €100 m move to Spain. The Gunners tabled a €30m bid for Di Maria last
week and are still waiting to hear from Real if it
has been accepted. The Argentine winger has
begun the season in impressive form and is
reluctant to cut his ties with the Bernabeu. However, Ozil was left on the bench for Real’s 3-1
win on Sunday after being substituted during the
1-0 win at Granada six days previously, which he
reacted to by storming down the tunnel and onto
the team bus. Asked about overlooking Ozil in favour of Di Maria
on Sunday, Ancelotti said: “It’s to be expected
that he’s not happy. I don’t like players who are
happy to be on the bench. It was a football
decision to play Di Maria, who is playing well and
with great intensity"
Germany international and are now in
negotiations with his representatives over
personal terms
Mesut Ozil is on standby to undertake an Arsenal
medical on Monday afternoon as he continues to
negotiate personal terms with the club. The Gunners have agreed a €47 million fee with
Real Madrid for the Germany international and are
confident of completing the deal before Monday
night’s 11pm transfer deadline. Sources have told Goal that Arsenal’s record-
breaking move is “very close to being agreed”
amid reports of late interest from Manchester
United and Paris Saint-Germain. Arsene Wenger will have to smash his wage
structure to land Ozil, and senior club officials
have been in detailed negotiations with the
player’s representatives since Sunday evening. Ozil is due to meet up with the Germany squad
ahead of the World Cup qualifiers this weekend
but should have no problem being given
dispensation from the national team to have a
medical. It is expected that it would take place at Arsenal's
London Colney headquarters but it is understood
there is the facility for it to happen in Germany. 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 working on a loan deal for
Chelsea striker Demba Ba and are still in the
running to capture Angel Di Maria, also from Real,
for €30m. The Londoners are most confident of pushing
through the Ozil deal, which would more than
double their record transfer outlay, after holding
high-level talks with Real in recent days. Wenger turned his attention to Real Madrid’s
battery of elite attackers after it became
increasingly clear that Gareth Bale was set for a
world-record €100 m move to Spain. The Gunners tabled a €30m bid for Di Maria last
week and are still waiting to hear from Real if it
has been accepted. The Argentine winger has
begun the season in impressive form and is
reluctant to cut his ties with the Bernabeu. However, Ozil was left on the bench for Real’s 3-1
win on Sunday after being substituted during the
1-0 win at Granada six days previously, which he
reacted to by storming down the tunnel and onto
the team bus. Asked about overlooking Ozil in favour of Di Maria
on Sunday, Ancelotti said: “It’s to be expected
that he’s not happy. I don’t like players who are
happy to be on the bench. It was a football
decision to play Di Maria, who is playing well and
with great intensity"
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