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MEZUT OZIL UNDERGOING MEDICAL @ AFC.
Mesut Ozil is undergoing an Arsenal medical in Germany after agreeing personal terms with the club, Goal can reveal.

The Germany international will become the Gunners' club-record signing when the formalities of the £40 million deal are completed later on Monday.

Goal understands Ozil has been given the green light by Arsenal to take his medical tests in Germany, as he is with the national team ahead of their World Cup qualifiers this weekend.

Sources have said that Arsenal’s record-breaking transfer has now been agreed following detailed negotiations with the player's representatives over the terms of the contract.

Goal exclusively revealed on Sunday that the London club were in advanced talks with Real to capture Ozil for £40m and that the deal hinged upon convincing the player to move to north London.

The breakthrough in talks late on Monday morning means Ozil will now join Arsenal in a deal that more than doubles their previous record transfer outlay.

As revealed by Goal, goalkeeper Emiliano Viviano has already had a medical, which he passed on Monday morning, and has agreed the terms of a season-long loan from Palermo. Arsenal are also working on a loan deal for Chelsea striker Demba Ba and are still in the running to capture Angel Di Maria, also from Real, for £25.8m.

Wenger turned his attention to Real Madrid’s battery of elite attackers after it became increasingly clear that Gareth Bale was set for a world-record £86m move to Spain.

The Gunners tabled a £25.6m bid for Di Maria last week and are still waiting to hear from Real if it has been accepted. The Argentine winger has begun the season in impressive form and is reluctant to cut his ties with the Bernabeu.

However, Ozil was left on the bench for Real’s 3-1 win on Sunday after being substituted during the 1-0 win at Granada six days previously, which he reacted to by storming down the tunnel and onto the team bus.

Asked about overlooking Ozil in favour of Di Maria on Sunday, Ancelotti said: “It’s to be expected that he’s not happy. I don’t like players who are happy to be on the bench. It was a football decision to play Di Maria, who is playing well and with great intensity".

Kaka returns to AC Milan on free transfer
on september 02, 2013 at 11:29 am in
sports
ROME (AFP) – Brazilian midfielder Kaka
has completed a return to AC Milan on a
two-year contract after the Serie A side
agreed a deal with Real Madrid, the
Italian club confirmed Monday.
“Done deal”, Milan’s managing director
Adriano Galliani announced on the club’s
website, with Milan adding that
discussions ran until “between 0230 and
0300 CET in the morning (on Monday)”.
According to the Italian press, Real
allowed the 31-year-old to return to his
former club on a free transfer, having
paid 65 million euros to bring Kaka to
Madrid in 2009.
The Brazilian was also said to have taken
a significant pay cut to facilitate his move
to the San Siro, accepting an annual
salary of four million euros plus bonuses,
a considerable reduction from the 10
million euros a year he received in
Madrid.
“I’m going home!”, the player told
journalists at a Madrid airport before
boarding a flight to Milan, where he is
expected to land shortly after Monday
lunchtime.
“I’m very happy, the talks took a long
time. I want to thank the fans and my
teammates for their support,” added
Kaka.
Kaka’s first spell at the Rossoneri, from
2003 to 2009, coincided with his rise to
prominence that culminated in him
winning the 2007 Ballon d’Or after
leading Milan to the Champions League
title that year.
Kaka, who has scored 29 goals in 87
appearances for his country, last week
made a public plea to be able to leave the
Spanish giants as he looks towards
cementing a place in the Brazilian
national side ahead of next year’s World
Cup.
Coach Massimiliano Allegri on Friday
praised the Brazilian’s attributes and said
he had “faith” a deal could be struck for
Kaka.
“Kaka would strengthen us. He’s versatile,
and his technical attributes would be a
big plus to the team,” said Allegri.
“We still have two and a half days till the
end of the transfer window and the club is
working on it. I have faith.”
Milan’s push to bolster their squad before
Monday’s transfer deadline comes days
after they qualified for the group stages of
the Champions League.

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