5 Most Shocking Last-Minute EPL Transfers

#4 Mesut Ozil to Arsenal

Ozil has racked up 27 goals and 50 assists in EPL play with Arsenal

For years Arsenal’s transfer policy had been placed under scrutiny. The club had been accused of refusing to sign established talent that would provide an immediate boost to their squad.

Wenger and the club’s board released years of pent-up spending when they made the shock bid of £42.5 million for Madrid’s playmaker.

Arsenal’s break with tradition and choice to spend big on a player would have been shocking had it happened during the first few weeks of the transfer window.

The fact that the transfer happened on deadline day made Arsenal fans all the more giddy in anticipation of the season to come.