Bale, Özil and Fellaini on their travels as the record books are re-written on deadline day.
Twice a year without fail, football fans stay glued to their televisions, radios and computers, right up to the eleventh hour, all waiting to learn where the big names will be playing their football for the remainder of the season.
If previous years are anything to go by, this years transfer deadline day was nothing for sporting fanatics to lose their head about with preceding years boasting just one or two big signings and nothing more.
Things would play out much differently on September 2nd as a record total of £630 million was spent by Premier League clubs alone.
This mammoth spend saw Marouane Fellaini switching clubs to be reunited with his old boss David Moyes and Mesut Özil switching countries, making the trip from Real Madrid to Greater London, to join Arsenal.
Not to mention the world record breaking £86 million Tottenham Hotspur netted for Welshman Gareth Bale.
The major headlines on September 2nd were all written for Gareth Bale as he fulfilled his childhood dream of being able to pull on a Real Madrid for the shirt for the season.
When Bale arrived at the Santiago Bernabéu Stadium to sign the deal which has been anticipated all summer,he gleefully retorted that it was an “absolute dream to be here (Real Madrid)” and thanked Florentino Pérez for “making my dream come true”.
Elsewhere Arsenal fans were overjoyed at the prospect of Arsène Wenger finally following through on one of his promises to spend big, as Real Madrid secured £42.5 million in exchange for attacking, midfielder; Mesut Özil.
The London club aren’t exactly lacking in midfield, with players like Arteta, Ramsey and Wilshere generously fitting the bill, Arsenal fans will be thrilled with the attainment of Özil as it finally demonstrates that the London club can be, and will be contenders for the Premier League title.
As always the day wasn’t without its losers and although Everton can take solace in the form of 20 year old striker Romelu Lukaku, signing a season long loan deal from rivals Chelsea.
The harshest critics amongst the football world, will argue that the loanee will not fill the hole of fellow Belgian Marouane Fellaini, who departs from Goodison Park to defending champions Manchester United for £27.5 million.
All in all, the money that has been splashed out by top flight clubs during this record breaking transfer will pave the way for the season of 2013/2014 to be a season that lives long in the memory of football fans all over the world.
Record £630 million spent by Premier League clubs
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