Arsenal have agreed a £42.4m (50m euros) deal with Real Madrid to sign Germany midfielder Mesut Ozil.

The 24-year-old has agreed personal terms but must undergo a medical before Arsenal can complete what would be a club record signing.

Ozil is on international duty and the medical will take place in Germany. The Gunners have failed in high-profile attempts to sign Liverpool striker Luis Suarez and Gonzalo Higuain, another Real Madrid player, this summer.

But they are close to capturing Ozil after Gareth Bale's world-record £85.3m switch from Tottenham to Real triggered further deals on the final day of the transfer window.

Ozil joined Real from Werder Bremen three years ago for a fee believed to be about £12.4m and has played 155 times for the club.

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Great signing for Arsenal.

finally we have someone to take our left footed corners for us..

Wake me up please. It can't be real.

Its real bro. This might make you feel better, but watching it too much will make you dizzy.

This ain't life.

some real picture of Ozil holding Arsenal shirt would be more useful but...anyway...thanks bro.

Did you not read the post? It says he is in Germany? How do you expect him to come to England, get unvield by the club and manager in less than a few hours?

No hurry bro. I'm enjoying this dream....I just want to see some official picture here at some point.

@GuiltyMan , its official bro , i have readed it everywhere even on RM website.. Goodbye Mesut with your loveley passes and assists

Well..... we've just lost one of the best playmakers on the planet....
I guess I have to change my profile picture now.....

Although I have to say, Arsenal have more need for a defender or defensive midfielder than Ozil. Wenger is being foolish here.

^Agree somehow but he knows for sure something more than us.
Cabaye,Ozil and Ba will be great.
If to those was possible to add Bender Arsenal would have been directly title contenders with great chance of winning it!
But...

"Arsenal agree a £42.4m deal with Real Madrid to sign Germany midfielder Mesut Ozil, but are yet to seal the transfer." Source: BBC

Great signing! I'm proud of Arsenal.

Well, he was a really good player. I will never forget his goal vs BvB to earn them a point in the Champions League.

Here is an image of Ozil with Arsenal kit:

^ Hahaha , :D :) +1

Mesut Ozil's medical is taking hours as they are checking for brain damage following Ozil's decision to join Arsenal. ![]()

^ Jelly :D

@mladen No they are doing some advanced tests for eyesight