Arsenal won titles and broke records by making some of the best transfer decisions in footballing history. Not only taking underperforming future stars like Thierry Henry and Dennis Bergkamp and fulfilling their potential but signing players like Sol Campbell from their fierce rivals.
Arsenal have lacked this ruthless edge in their recruitment in recent times. In fact, the players signed from fellow Premier League clubs have been underwhelming and sometimes regressive for the squad. Mikaël Silvestre anyone?
However, things have started to change of late. In 2021, Mikel Arteta and Edu collaborated to rebalance the squad and in doing so reassessed the targeting of possible singings.
