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title: "Full details of Arsenal’s record-breaking signing leaked"
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language: "en-GB"
author: "Josh Challies"
section: "Arsenal Football Club"
published: "2016-01-25T18:52:57Z"
modified: "2016-01-25T18:52:57Z"
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# Full details of Arsenal’s record-breaking signing leaked

![Ozil](https://cdn.footballtransfertavern.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/Ozil-500x324.jpg)Arsenal fans in the Transfer Tavern hoping for some big news didn’t quite get what they bargained for as they tucked into a steak and ale pie this afternoon, following leaks of a crucial document.

*[Metro](https://metro.co.uk/2016/01/25/mesut-ozil-transfer-documents-show-hell-only-cost-arsenal-38m-5642853/)*[revealed documentation published by](https://metro.co.uk/2016/01/25/mesut-ozil-transfer-documents-show-hell-only-cost-arsenal-38m-5642853/)*[Football Leaks](https://metro.co.uk/2016/01/25/mesut-ozil-transfer-documents-show-hell-only-cost-arsenal-38m-5642853/),* which reveals the true cost of Arsenal’s record-breaking acquisition of Mesut Ozil from Real Madrid in 2011 is actually £38m, less than the £42.5m reported.

Arsenal’s 10% discount is due to the fact the Gunners are paying the fee in euro’s- but there’s still [intriguing pieces on the document](https://metro.co.uk/2016/01/25/mesut-ozil-transfer-documents-show-hell-only-cost-arsenal-38m-5642853/) which are worth a further look.

It’s shown that Real Madrid will earn 33% of the fee Arsenal receive for Ozil, should he be sold for more than £38m, and Los Blancos possess a first-refusal option on the German international should Arsenal accept a transfer offer from another side.

Fortunately for Arsenal fans, unlike a number of other deals involving the Spaniard’s in the past, Real Madrid do not possess the option to capture Ozil for a fixed price and there is no release clause in the document.

**Arsenal fans, has Ozil been worth his sensational price-tag? Let us know in the comments below!**