Gunners leave it late to snare Ozil

Arsenal left it late on deadline day to confirm they had broken their transfer record with the signing of Germany midfielder Mesut Ozil from Real Madrid.

The Gunners announced in the final hour before the summer window closed at 11pm that the 24-year-old Germany international had put pen to paper on a “long-term” contract with them, with the deal being “subject to the completion of regulatory processes”.