Mesut Özil Thread (official!)

[Power n Glory]

last season you talked about arteta/cazorla/ramsey/wilshere a lot and our ineffective our midfield was. i'm surprised you don't remember it. our creativity level was as high as ever - there was an opta stat about chances created (and the definition was clear about one on ones, or likelihood to score - not just crosses and passes in) and we were in our usual place. we were wasteful in front of goal, moreso than ever, giroud did ok and will again but we needed someone who can hit 25-30 goals for real improvement. man utd clearly needed rvp, fergie never buys just because. welbeck doesnt score. hernandez is used as an impact sub and rooneys fitness cant be relied on, as well as other issues.

of course ozil is a great signing but it shouldnt have been our headline for the summer, thats the point. we could not have been serious about the other bids if wenger values ozil at 42mill yet cant push past 30 for higuain or more for suarez in areas we need someone like that. hopefully i'm very wrong about his because i could do with something to get my interest levels back up.

I remember that conversation and my take has always been that Arteta and Ramsey aren’t good enough and Wilshere may fall down into that bracket if he shape up quickly. Quality was the problem and the only way to balance it out since the transfer window was closed was to put Rosicky in the middle. That’s my stance on that situation. Address the balance with the resources we had at the time but now that the window is open, we need to add quality. Can Cazorla and Ozil play together in the centre? We’ll find out.

[Edinburgh Gooner]

This isn't done yet - don't jinx it FFS!

It was jinxed as soon as this thread was started imo.

[Munchies]

wot dont u fuckers get bout 100% success rate ffs

Its happening

[Kano]

http://girlswithmesutozileyes.tumblr.com/

[Edinburgh Gooner]

Apparently we are announcing this at 4.30pm according to daily mail.

[Asthmatic Kitty]

Jan Aage Fjortoft @JanAageFjortoft

Great news for Arsenal-fans. I understand that there is verbal agreement between Arsenal and Özil. My source: Just signature missing!

[Niall_Quinn]

Apparently we are announcing this at 4.30pm according to daily mail.

The Daily Mail wishes Hitler had won the war. Maybe that's why they have the inside track on German transfers.

[LDG]

Hope this guy knows what he's doing

[Ollie the Optimist]

announcement at 4pm apparently

[LDG]

Yeah, Bild now reporting that he passed the medical, and has agreed personal terms.

#wenfer