Top 10 Most Expensive German Signings
9. Mesut Ozil – £12.4 million
In the ninth place is Mesut Ozil who is currently with English club Arsenal. The sign that brings him into ninth place is not the Arsenal signing but the sign that saw him play for the Los Blancos , Real Madrid. Mesut Ozil has represented Germany since 2006 when he was part of the Youth National team but he later graduated to the German National Team in the year 2009. Ozil came to be noticed during the 2010 World Cup campaign were he was nominated for the Golden Ball Award.
He started his footballing career with German club Schalke 04 as it was his home town club. In the year 2008 he was transferred to Werder Bremen and later in 2010 after the World Cup he was spotted by Real Madrid and cost the Spanish side £12.4 million.