Thursday, November 28, 2024

Transfer Deadline Day – LIVE

By Oli Price-Bates
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Note: Keep refreshing for the latest news by the minute.
For all the official Arsenal transfers so far this summer click here.
Arsenal deadline day DONE DEALS: IN: Mesut Özil (£42.5million). Emiliano Viviavo (loan – £850k) OUT: 

  • Mesut Özil joins Arsenal for £42.5million
  • Emiliano Viviano joins Arsenal on a 1 year loan deal with an option to buy, loan fee £850,000

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23:00 – THE TRANSFER WINDOW HAS SHUT. Thanks for following us on deadline day.

  • Mesut Özil joins Arsenal for £42.5million
  • Emiliano Viviano joins Arsenal on a 1 year loan deal with an option to buy, loan fee £850,000
  • Nobody has left, as far as we know, yet.

    Check out all the official deals over on the Fresh Arsenal official transfers page. 

22:20 – IT’S OFFICIAL FINALLY, Mesut Özil joins Arsenal for £42.5million. Click here for full story. 

22:10 – Less than an hour left. Seems Mesut Özil will be the only signing, but Goal.com are reporting Arsenal are trying to sign a striker late on.

21:15 – Very quiet around the Emirates and all Arsenal sources. Still finishing off Ozil deal, which is completed and will happen, but him and Viviano might be the only movement from Arsenal on deadline day, in and out. Bendtner set to stay as Arsenal won’t be signing a striker – say widespread media.

20:30 – DEMBA BA DEAL OFF. BBC report that Chelsea now view Arsenal as a rival and will not loan them Ba:

20:05 – Emiliano Viviano in an Arsenal shirt:

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20:00 – Sky Sports News report that Arsenal are waiting to sell Niklas Bendtner to Crystal Palace, as they will only sell should a striker join the club. Demba Ba looks like the most viable option. 19:40 – Demba Ba has reportedly passed his Arsenal medical ahead of a loan move, as ‘arseblog’ tweets:

18:05 – DONE DEAL – Arsenal have completed the signing of Emiliano Viviano on loan. For full story click here. 18:00 – We expect Mesut Özil to be announced as an Arsenal before 7pm UK time, or there or thereabouts… but.. we expected it at 4:30pm too, anyone would think Arsenal are busy with something else, like, signing more players. We are taking a little break, we will be back at 7pm UK time. 16:30 – Delay it seems. Arsenal will announce before 6pm UK time. 15:45 – Arsenal are expected to announce the £42million signing of Mesut Ozil at 4:30pm! Emiliano Viviano could also be confirmed before 6pm today, the deal is done.  15:30 – So no real news in the last hour. We are just waiting for Arsenal to confirm the signings of Mesut Ozil and Emiliano Viviano which have been all but completed, only the paperwork left. 14:50 – Picture of Arsenal’s current squad. How will this change by the end of the day? arsenalsquad 14:40 – Emiliano Viviano will join Arsenal on a 1 year loan deal with an option to buy, loan fee €1million (£850,000). Arsenal will pay €1million loan fee for Emiliano Viviano with an option to buy, confirmed by Sky Sports in Italy. 14:30 – Al Jahzeera reported Ozil would be announced as an Arsenal player at 4pm today. We believe that report could be accurate. Stay tuned, it’s coming! 14:25 – Niklas Bendtner spotted at Crystal Palace! It’s the news you’ve all been waiting for. Niklas Bendtner looks set to join Palace after Arsenal have agreed to pay part of his wages for the remaining year of his contract. He’ll partner Chamakh at the club if a deal is completed. 13:30 – Fresh Arsenal understands that Arsenal have a deal in place to sign Demba Ba from Newcastle. This means there is a deal agreed and Arsenal can sign the player if they choose too, but may wait to hear what happens with other options before completing the deal – it could be a late one. 6ft 2 Ba netted 19 goals last season, 15 in the Premier League and 6 for Chelsea following his £7million transfer in January. Fresh Arsenal reported last night: ‘Arsenal could sign Demba Ba on deadline day in a 1 year loan deal from Chelsea. The option to sign Ba is seen as a back-up if the attackers the club wants most fail to materialise on what is set to be a dramatic deadline day’. Read the full story here. 13:15 – Bit of breaking news that has been developing all day.. Demba Ba set to join Arsenal on loan, the reliable Al Jahzeera report. 13:00 – HOURLY UPDATE : Mesut Ozil is undergoing a medical right now. Arsenal also expect to announce 2 or 3 more signings today, as well as Ozil. 12:55 – Sky Sports say Arsenal still in for Angel di Maria – a reporter in Germany also confirms Mesut Ozil has not turned up for Germany duty on time as he is currently having a medical for Arsenal Football Club. It’s time to get excited Arsenal fans. ‘Sky Sports are reporting Arsenal are still interested in Angel di Maria. FreshArsenal reported last week that Arsenal were readying a bid for the player and Madrid’s asking price was €30million. The player would add something new to Arsenal, here’s Zaheer Shah’s scout report.’ 12:35 – Sky Sports have confirmed Mesut Ozil is having his medical at Arsenal as we speak. Our man @OliPriceBates reported this an hour ago:

12:15 – To keep you going through the day here is some brilliant comedy from @gunnerblog: 12:00 – HOURLY UPDATE: So so far we are here, Mesut Ozil is set to join Arsenal and will have a medical in Germany today, as we told you this morning. Demba Ba could be about to join the club on loan, whilst Emiliano Viviano has agreed to a 1 year loan deal. Sky Sports report that Arsenal are still in for di Maria, but we think that might be a step too far, defensive midfielder more likely:


11:55 – Jeremy Wilson from the Telegraph reckons Arsenal are going to try and sign Angel di Maria, AS WELL AS Mesut Ozil, hmmmm:

 

11:50 – A new name for you from @OliPriceBates he says unconfirmed reports say Arsenal will make a bid for Luc Castaignos:

 

11:45 – Outgoings today? Niklas Bendtner could join Crystal Palace, with Arsenal maybe paying off part of his wages. Emmanuel Frimpong could leave on loan or permanently, whilst Ju Young Park is in talks with Saint-Etienne. Lukas Fabianski is also likely to move once a deal for Emiliano Viviano on loan is confirmed – which should happen in the next few hours.

11:35 – BIG NEWS. John Cross from the Mirror says Özil to Arsenal is DONE. Whilst Tancredi Palermi says PSG have out-bid Arsenal for the German.

11:25 – Sky Sports are reporting Arsenal are still interested in Angel di Maria. FreshArsenal reported last week that Arsenal were readying a bid for the player and Madrid’s asking price was €30million. The player would add something new to Arsenal, here’s Zaheer Shah’s scout report.

11:15 – Arsenal have also been linked with Palermo striker Abel Hernandez. It is thought the agent working on the Viviano deal is also working on the Hernandez deal hoping to take both players to Arsenal. Hernandez is a 23 year old, quick striker who has impressed when fit and has big potential – but the problem is his career has been riddled with injuries.

11:00 – Sky Sports only have Özil linked to Arsenal today. We understand at least two deals will be completed possibly four. Viviano and Özil – the possibly a striker and defensive midfielder. Arsenal could sign Demba Ba on loan, read the Full Story here. 

10:45 – So what do we know so far? Mesut Özil is set to join Arsenal after the club agreed a £42.5million fee for the German – Full Story here. Emiliano Viviano will join Arsenal on loan today, after undergoing a medical – Full Story here.

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10:30 – A late good morning from Fresh Arsenal, welcome to transfer deadline day, on what is set to be the biggest and most exciting transfer deadline day for some time, especially for us Arsenal fans.

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