Gone are the days of Arsenal losing their best talent to the biggest clubs. Samir Nasri, Robin van Persie and Cesc Fabregas all made the switch to Manchester City, Manchester United and Barcelona.
Arsene Wenger sold his players off to bring in revenue in response to the switch to the new Emirates Stadium with the club supposedly unable to invest heavily without bringing in financial backing from player sales. As a consequence, Arsenal suffered competitively.
Arsenal have spent huge amounts of money on players in the last half-decade, however, and beyond. Breaking their transfer record with Mesut Ozil, Alexandre Lacazette, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang and Nicolas Pepe. However, whilst spending has gone up, league position has fallen.
