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Arsenal sign wizard Ozil

ArSeNAl have completed the signing of Germany midfielder Mesut Ozil in what is understood to be a club-record £43million move from real Madrid.

The 24-year-old sealed the E50million transfer last night having undergone a medical in Munich, where he is on international duty.

Before Sunday's 1-0 win over big-spending Tottenham, Gunners boss Arsene Wenger had seen moves for Gonzalo Higuain, luis Suarez and Yohan Cabaye all fail to come off, but finally has been able to land a big-name signing following the free transfers of Yaya Sanogo and Mathieu Flamini and a loan move for Palermo goalkeeper emiliano Viviano.

Wenger was confident the E100million (£85.3m) switch of Gareth Bale to real Madrid would set in place a "domino" effect, and thus allow the likes of Ozil (below) to come on to the market as the clock ticked down towards the 11pm deadline.

Ozil admitted he is looking forward to working underneath the Frenchman at the emirates after becoming the second most expensive player in Barclays Premier league history. "I am thrilled to be joining a club of the stature of Arsenal and am looking forward to playing in the Premier league," he said.