Mesut Özil Thread (official!)

[Kano]

right now i think it's Mertesacker who holds the aces for his next contract talks tbh.

[Cripps_orig]

I hope he doesn't do that. Cazorla should play there and with Ozil in the middle, it will mean he doesn't have to track so far to the centre to pick up the ball. As I read somewhere, Cazorla and Ozil need to play close together.

If one of them had to play out wide then yeah I hope it's Cazorla.

Ideally play both behind the striker and have Flamini mopping up as DM.

[Marc Overmars]

right now i think it's Mertesacker who holds the aces for his next contract talks tbh.

Got him on a 5 year deal as well which is brilliant.

Should fend off the vultures for at least 3 seasons and if things go tits up we should be able to make most of the money back anyway.

[Kano]

Got him on a 5 year deal as well which is brilliant.

Should fend off the vultures for at least 3 seasons and if things go tits up we should be able to make most of the money back anyway.

i was thinking more per's contract.

i hope wenger walked into his office this morning to find the big lump sitting back, feet on his desk, chugging on a Hill-Wood Special.

followed by a meeting with his agent for a pay rise this afternoon.

[Cripps_orig]

Give Mertesacker whatever he wants.

Plus the armband and the freedom of the city.

Sir Per

[JonasTC]

I could imagine on the paper Özil will play ACM and Cazorla out wide, but on the pitch i think both of them are just gonna roam around freely and make magic happend.

[Özim]

from all reports amd ozil own quotes it was one phone call with wenger that convinced him. Wenger has his faults but to convince a world class player to leave Madrid to play for him is stunning.

Credit where credit's due, he's signed a top quality player who will make a big difference to the team IMO.

[Ollie the Optimist]

Has there ever been a more exciting impressive signing from abroad to the premier league then ozil?

Saw this question on twitter. My guess is not many. Bergkamp for one but who else?

[Cripps_orig]

England and Arsenal forward Theo Walcott is facing the media at St George's Park ahead of Friday's World Cup qualifier with Moldova. The first question is about Arsenal's new signing Mesut Ozil.

"It's very exciting. I played against him for England Under 21s, he showed his qualities then and he has showed them since," says Walcott. "He's a great addition and personally I'm looking forward to playing alongside him."

Theo running on to Ozils passes

[Power n Glory]

Credit where credit's due, he's signed a top quality player who will make a big difference to the team IMO.

Sky Sports said Stan was involved too. I think they've heard the fans. Good job on all parts. We've waited a long time for this. Time to bring home the title!