When Arsenal signed Mesut Ozil from Real Madrid in the summer of 2013 for a then club-record fee of £42.5 million, it felt like a turning point for the Gunners.  With the years of financial conservatism that had been enforced by the move to the Emirates Stadium seemingly behind them, the North London club were once again in the market for the biggest names in world football. Since Ozil’s arrival, the likes of Alexis Sanchez, Alexandre Lacazette and Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang have all also been signed by the club. Not only that, but at the end of the German’s first campaign in England, Arsenal ended their nine year trophy drought by lifting the FA Cup. However, Ozil’s own form for...
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