Summer Transfer Score: Rating Arsenal’s New Signings

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Mesut Ozil

A real bolt out of the blue – after spending no money for the whole summer, Arsenal suddenly spent £42.5m of it in the final hours of the transfer window, bringing in a world class star in Mesut Ozil from Real Madrid. This is the marquee signing the club’s fans have been waiting for, and a real show of ambition from the Gunners after so many years of settling for cheap, young players who had never won anything before.

Ozil has shown himself to be one of the best playmakers in the world in his time at Real Madrid, forming a fine partnership with Cristiano Ronaldo in their success in winning the Copa Del Rey in 2011 and La Liga in 2012, and many of his former team-mates at the Bernabeu have expressed their shock and disappointment that he was allowed to leave. Although a creative midfielder of his type was not exactly the position Arsenal needed to strengthen the most, it was important for them to create a buzz around the club again by attracting a quality player who can provide match-winning moments of quality. With his skill, technique, dribbling and eye for a pass, Ozil should fit in perfectly into Arsenal’s style of play, and may be the missing link between them and some silverware.

Comparable with when they signed Dennis Bergkamp in 1995, the possible long-term significance of this signing cannot be underplayed. 9/10.

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