Ozil undergoes Arsenal medical after. agreeing personal terms
. The Gunners have agreed a club-record £40
million fee for the Germany international ªnd will complete the deal when formalities are
completed
Mesut Ozil is undergoing
an Arsenal medical i̅n Germany after agreeing
personal terms with the
club, Goal can reveal.
The Germany international
will become the Gunners' club-record signing
when the formalities of the £40 million deal αяε̲ completed later on Monday.
Goal understands Ozil has been given the green
Light by Arsenal to take his medical tests in
Germany, as he is with the national team ahead
of their World Cup qualifiers this weekend.
Sources have said
that Arsenal’s
record-breaking
transfer has now
been agreed
following detailed
negotiations with
the player's
representatives
over the terms of
the contract.
Goal exclusively
revealed on Sunday
that the London
club were i̅n advanced talks
with Real †ȍ capture Ozil for £40m and that the deal hinged
upon convincing the player to move to north
London.
The breakthrough in talks late on Monday
morning means Ozil will now join Arsenal in a
deal that more than doubles their previous
record transfer outlay.
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 £25.8m.
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
£86m move to
Spain.
The Gunners tabled
a £25.6m bid for
Di Maria last week
and are still
waiting to  from Real if it has
been accepted. The
Argentine winger
has begun the
season in
impressive form
and is reluctant †ȍ 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 †ȍ 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