Arsenal fans are desperately hoping a deal can be closed for Mesut Ozil.
Arsenal are in talks with superstar Mesut Ozil after agreeing a £42.5 million deal with Real Madrid earlier on deadline day.
As the wait for an official announcement continues, fans are growing increasingly anxious with the time ticking down.
Just how so can be illustrated by one of the many supporters pictured outside Arsenal’s Emirates Stadium.
He is one of dozens gathering around SkySports News reporter Geraint Hughes, who has been reporting from North London all day.
It brings a whole new level to the term ‘Arsenal fans are sweating on a deal’, taking it quite too literally.
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Will a deal be done?
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