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Mesut Özil, German midfielder, joined Arsenal in a club-record deal at £42.5 million and looks to help the Gunners in the race to the English Premier title. Özil had proven himself to be at the midfielder position as one of the best playmakers at the present time.
The passing and dribbling skills possessed by Özil will only help the Gunners. When it comes to scoring Özil is no Cristiano Ronaldo or Lionel Messi but the chances he will provide to the strikers in Arsenal will be key to many wins. In the past five years Özil has led all European in assists and many of Ronaldo’s goals in Real Madrid were due to Özil’s passing.
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The signing of Özil was a surprise for both Real Madrid and Arsenal fans. Many feel thatArsene Wenger pulled a rabbit out of a hat as Real Madrid’s fans were furious as to how the team let go of such a key player. The Gunners are of course ecstatic to have such a playmaker join their team. This is the first time that Arsenal has spent so much on a signing and actually went out and got a bonafide superstar who has already made his name in the Spanish League and around the world.
Arsenal in this signing have received a young player with lots of years ahead of him, Özil is going to turn 25 in October. He is only going to improve with time and he can easily give Arsenal the 5-6 best years of his career which are to come. Let’s look at the stats Özil posted in his tenure from 2010-2013, he averaged a goal every 5.8 games while he averaged an assist every 2.3 games. In 159 appearances he had 68 assists and 27 goals.
Many believe that the reason why Özil could muster up so many assists during this time was due to the fact that he had Ronaldo, Benzema and Di Maria to pass to but only time will tell how Özil will fair with Cazorla, Walcott, and Giroud. The signing has been a steal for the Gunners who look to compete in the Premier League and have had a pretty good start to the season so far. Özil health and play will be a major contributor in Arsenal’s accomplishments this season.
