Arsene Wenger saved the Gunners transfer window with the acquisition of Germany star Mesut Ozil. He doubled Arsenal's transfer record and became the most expensive German player ever when he jumped ship to the Emirates. But is £40m too much to pay?
When one searches the word transfer into Google, the search results are littered with Ozil's move, most of the sites raving about the 'bargain' buy. Whether or not it is a true bargain depends on which way you look at it. RVP and Fabregas combined or half of Gareth Bale?
£80m for boy from Wales? Compared to this Ozil's fee was a bargain but compared to RVP and Fabregas, it was a scam. Bale should've cost around £50m and both RVP and Fabaregas should have commanded fee's of around £35m.
But lets face it, the amount payed for all three of these players was criminal. RVP was the leading scorer in the EPL 11/12 and Fabregas consistently performed at the top level for 3 consecutive seasons. Both these world-beaters cost £24m.
As for Gareth Bale, the Welshman cost Madrid a whopping £80m. This evaluation was based upon one magnificent performance against Inter Milan in 2010 and his award winning season last term.
Ultimately, if these new, more sensible figures are taken into account, the price Arsene Wenger payed for the German international was fair, a tad less would have been perfect, but in today's world what is £5m? Pennies.
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