The summer transfer window has already seen Arsenal linked with a host of ins and outs that will never happen.
Here are some of the finest moments in the land of crazy already…
3. Mesut’s secret meeting
Arsenal’s creative midfielder is allegedly demanding wages of £350,000-a-week to join Turkish side Besiktas, having held a secret meeting over a proposed summer move.
Given Ozil reportedly revealed he was a Fenerbahce supporter in 2015 it seems bizarre he’d contemplate joining their fierce rivals.