Arsenal winger Theo Walcott is relishing Germany midfielder Mesut Ozil's arrival at the club.
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The Gunners broke their transfer record with the £42.4m signing of 24-year-old Ozil from Real Madrid.
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"It's very exciting. I played against him for England Under-21s, he showed his qualities then and he has showed them since," said Walcott.
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"He's a great addition and personally I'm looking forward to playing alongside him."
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Arsenal suffered a 3-1 home defeat by Aston Villa on the opening day of the season but have since secured a place in the Champions League group stages for the 16th consecutive year with a 5-0 aggregate victory over Fenerbahce and have also beaten Fulham and Tottenham in the league.
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"We had a disappointing start to the season but we've bounced back and it's looking fantastic now," said Walcott. The likes of Ozil joining the club is only going to boost everyone's confidence and everyone's going to be on a massive high."
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The 24-year-old, who joined Arsenal in 2006, was speaking at a press conference ahead of England's match against Moldova at Wembley on Friday.
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Roy Hodgson's team can move to the top of Group H with a victory if current leaders Montenegro fail to win in Poland.
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"With the youngsters coming in it's a great balance we've got and it's looking very strong," Walcott added. "In the past we haven't been as good at Wembley but in recent matches you can start to see a change."
Theo Walcott will definately be happy cos a dope player has decided to join them at last....He is a good player!