Bergkamp
Adams
Seaman
Drake
Torreira
Bergkamp
Adams
Seaman
Drake
Torreira
NOTE: The location of this post has been moved and the thread title (which was previously Wenger is Leaving) has been manipulated by a notorious pro-Wenger moderator. What was previously a message that contained no profanity and made a comment on a real life event has now been manipulated by a deliberately provocative title. An old and crude propaganda and censorship technique.
On a performance only basis:
1 Henry
2 Vieira
3 Campbell
4 Pires
5 Ljungberg
Value for money
Great wheeler dealer deals were most definitely Anelka, we got huge money for him back then off the back of one good but not amazing season. Picking up an unknown Vieira for next to nothing back then was amazing business, he was pretty much a bonafide world class midfielder within 2 seasons of being with us, nobody had heard of him prior to that. Henry was a bit different but still an amazing find. He was highly rated but his development had totally stagnated, Wenger turned him into a worldie off the back of a poor start for him here. Sol was great business for what we did alone and he was a monster for us, absolute giant. Pires & Freddie were both great signings too..especially Freddie who was pretty unknown before he came to Arsenal.
Look at Wenger post stadium move and he was arguably up there as one of the best in the market and developing players, he was still good at it up until around 2010...once RVP & Fabregas left I don't think Wenger has properly developed anybody since, he bought well sporadically too.
Henry
Vieira
Pires
Ljungberg
Fabregas