Mikel Arteta has spent about 650million as Fleet boss, which is quite a lot of cash for one FA Cup, which was won after signing two players: Pablo Mari and Cedric Soares.
The progress at Arsenal under Mikel Artetas management has been fantastic but there is nothing tangible to show for their development on the pitch and spending off of it. Where has the wealth gone next? We rank , all 30 signings made by the Spaniard
30 ) Willian ( free )
A genuine disaster from start to finish. At least Willian was good enough to have his contract socially terminated after a time, helping the team avert another needlessly costly pay-off.
29 ) Raheem Sterling ( loan )
Signing Chelsea rejects is Artetas favourite pastime and his most recent addition from Arsenals London rivals is Sterling, who looks completely finished at the top level.
In the Premier League 100 club by the age of 27 , Sterling is a legend but he looks a different player to the player at his peak three years ago.
Hopefully he can turn things around and with Gabriel Martinelli and Bukayo Saka both out until April, he really needs to with Arsenal a colossal 13 points behind Premier League leaders and champions-elect Liverpool.
28 ) Alex Runarsson
No offence to the young man, but Runarsson might be the worst goalkeeper in Arsenals history.
27 ) Neto ( loan )
Edu Gaspars parting gift was Sterling and a back-up goalkeeper unable to play in the Carabao Cup. Great work, buddy.
26 ) Marquinhos ( 2.5m )
Just a really pointless signing, this.
25 ) Auston Trusty ( 1m )
Reason for signing: American.
24 ) Mathew Ryan ( loan )
Not signed to boost the clubs fandom in Australia, Ryan played three times for the Gunners.
23 ) Matt Turner ( 5m )
Another American, but actually signed for football reasons. Turner joined Arsenal as USA No. 1 and was a more unsatisfactory back-up to Aaron Ramsdale than expected.
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22 ) Pablo Mari ( 4.5m + 6m loan fee )
Mari was signed because he is left-footed and that is a hill I am prepared to die on.
21 ) Sambi Lokonga ( 15m )
Sambi was a midfielder with a lot of promise, joining Arsenal as a teenager with experience captaining Anderlecht. Also physically an Squad player.
20 ) Fabio Vieira ( 33m )
This is a rare big-money misstep from Arteta, Vieira has struggled to adapt to the Premier League but will hopefully benefit from his year on loan back at FC Porto.
19 ) Cedric Soares ( free )
Cedric is a top professional but the fact he was without a club until Sao Paulo signed him at the end of January is probably a sign that he should not have been getting minutes for Premier League and Champions League-chasing Arsenal last season.
18 ) Nuno Tavares ( 7m )
A true enigma of the beautiful game, Tavares can go from looking like a world-beater one game to getting sent off and scoring an own goal the next.
17 ) Jakub Kiwior ( 18m )
Polish defender Kiwior is a nice squad player but he surely wont settle for that role again next season. And thats a good whack of cash for a great club player.
16 ) Mikel Merino ( 29m )
Potentially Arsenals striker for the rest of the season, Merino sold dreams with his brace against Leicester.
15 ) Riccardo Calafiori ( 38m )
Calafiori is the first player here we can say with some level of confidence that they are a good signing. It takes until number four out of 65 to get there in our Manchester United rankingto be fair.
14 ) Takehiro Tomiyasu ( 15m )
Tomiyasu is a solid full-back, excellent with both feet and good in the air, but those injuries, man
13 ) Oleksandr Zinchenko ( 32m )
Zinchenko is another injury-prone Arteta signing. His and Gabriel Jesus additions shifted things dramatically for the better at Arsenal, making them title contenders overnight by bringing their winning mentality from Manchester City in the 2022 summer transfer window.
While Zinchenkos defense flaws have been an Achilles heel for Arsenal, it is a pity that he has suffered but some niggly injuries because he was very important to the team in 2022/23, particularly in their build-up play. He is presently somewhere around Artetas first-choice left-back.
12 ) Gabriel Jesus ( 45m )
Out for the season with another serious knee injury, Jesus was crucial, as already said, when he joined the club from future title rivals City.
Like Zinchenko, his first year was amazing but Jesus never returned to his best after his first knee injuries.
11 ) Thomas Partey ( 45m )
The injuries theme continues. Consistency has been an issue for Partey when effectively.
10 ) Aaron Ramsdale ( 24m )
So many Arsenal fans were furious when Arteta signed Ramsdale, who had just experienced his second successive relegation from the Premier League. What a lot of followers chose to ignore was that he was named participant of the year at both Sheffield United and Bournemouth in those activities.
He rapidly proved all wrong and became a key person and fan favorite at the Emirates. Nevertheless, he was unexpectedly replaced by David Raya for the 2023/24 time. That especially hurt considering he played such a crucial part in getting the Gunners back into the Champions League, only to make one appearance in the competition in a dead rubber against PSV.
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9 ) Jurrien Timber ( 34m )
Timber missed 99 per cent of his debut season at the club with an ACL injury but has slotted in seamlessly this term, playing left-back, right-back and centre-back. He is a fantastic player and 34m is great business.
8 ) Kai Havertz ( 65m )
The jury is still out on Havertz. He has certainly silenced plenty of his doubters with a decent 29 goals and 12 assists in 85 matches, but the general consensus is that he is not a striker capable of firing Gunners to a Premier League title.
Arteta took a big risk signing Havertz from Chelsea and initially viewed the German as an attacking midfielder before swiftly ending that experiment and lumping him up top, where he has done just fine.
Not signing a new striker in January looked bad when the window closed but looked catastrophically dumb when Havertz tore a hamstring a week later.
7 ) Jorginho ( 10m )
Arsenal fans were furious when Jorginho was brought to the club from Chelsea. He was instantly deemed an aging, unwanted Chelsea player and the Gunners were viewed as doing their rivals another favour. It turns out the Blues were the club handing out a favour.
Jorginho has been a fantastic addition, not only with his calming presence on the pitch but his leadership in the dressing room and on the touchline when warming up. The Italian is like a secret member of Artetas coaching team at times and is bound to reunite with the Spaniard legitimately in that capacity in the future.
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6 ) Leandro Trossard ( 22m )
After missing out on top target Mykhaylo Mudryk, Arteta turned his attention to a much cheaper and better option in Brighton winger Trossard.
The Belgian has scored some huge goals in two years at Arsenal but has struggled with a role as a regular starter in 2024/25, he is much better coming off the bench as an impact player but injuries have forced Artetas hand.
5 ) David Raya ( 27m + 3m loan fee )
The Raya v Ramsdale debate was relentless and annoying, yet it was a very reasonable argument. Ramsdale had been brilliant in the Arsenal goal for two seasons and was replaced out of the blue by Raya, who joined on an initial 3m loan in 2023 and was signed permanently for 27m last summer.
A lot of people thought it was harsh of Arteta to dump Ramsdale but the Spaniard has been vindicated. Raya is the better goalkeeper and is more convincing with the ball at his feet. The question remains: is he so much better that all of the noise has been worth it? His placement here suggests the answer is yes.
4 ) Benjamin White ( 50m )
A fan favourite at the Emirates, White was a centre-back in his first season before being moved to right-back, where he has established himself as one of the best defenders in the Premier League.
Consistency is a very under-valued attribute and White has it in abundance. Before this seasons lengthy knee injury, availability was another priceless string to the 27-year-olds bow. That doesnt take anything away from his durability in recent seasons, mind.
3 ) Declan Rice ( 105m )
Arsenals club-record signing, thus Artetas most expensive signing, Rice has been a fantastic addition and a rare 70m+ success in the Premier League.
The fact his transfer fee is rarely mentioned tells you everything you need to know. Virgil van Dijk is the only other player in that camp.
2 ) Gabriel Magalhaes ( 27m )
There is a strong case for Gabriel being top here, but he narrowly misses out. He is another whose game has improved significantly under Arteta and his coaching staff. The Brazilian has grown in confidence on the ball and is one of the most commanding centre-backs in Europe, not to mention his goal threat from set-pieces.
What a bargain Gabriel has turned out to be. Stick him up top, Mikel.
1 ) Martin Odegaard ( 30m + 1.5m loan fee )
Another robbery at only 30m, Arsenal captain Odegaard has been off the boil this season but there is no doubting how successful he has been in north London.
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