Sanchez and
Ozil were surplus to requirements at Barca and Real.
Not exact matches
Ozil was also told he
surplus to requirements, but the deal ONLY went through once the Bale transfer
was completed.
Ozil was then told he
was surplus to requirement and that he
was not guaranteed a starting place on the first 11.
The difference
being Ozil and Sanchez
were surplus to requirement at Real Madrid and Barcelona.
Now we
're talking jstarr, Wenger has done an amazing job and the financial shackles
are now off, Wenger plays the waiting game in most windows because he knows the huge clubs
are under constant pressure
to bring in marquee signings and he knows that world class players become
surplus to requirements (
ozil and Sanchez springs
to mind) some fans say we shouldn't settle for rejects!
Please remember that both
Ozil and Alexis came from the top two teams in the World, but
were seen as
surplus to requirements.
However
Ozil was later deemed
surplus to requirements and of course went on
to join Arsenal in the summer of 2013.