Arsenal smashed their transfer record by luring German playmaker Mesut Ozil from Real Madrid on Monday, while Manchester United made a late move to sign Marouane Fellaini from Everton.
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Our Transfer Deadline Day as it happened Amid dizzying activity in the closing hours of the close-season transfer window, Arsenal grabbed the headlines with a sensational swoop for Ozil worth a reported fee of £42.4 million.
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The move came on the day that Gareth Bale was presented as a Madrid player after leaving Arsenal's arch rivals Tottenham Hotspur for a fee of around £80 million, paving the way for Ozil's exit.
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Arsenal said Ozil had signed a "long-term contract," with a reported duration of five years, after he underwent a medical examination in Munich.
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"We are extremely pleased to have signed Mesut Ozil," said long-serving Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger, who had come under pressure from the club's fans to deliver a major signing.
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"We have watched and admired him for some time as he has all the attributes I look for in an Arsenal player."
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Ozil told the Arsenal website: "I am thrilled to be joining a club of the stature of Arsenal and am looking forward to playing in the Premier League."