The price tag on Hector Bellerin can easily be 10 times that, the kind of player he has become at Arsenal. Per Mertesacker became the backbone of this team since then, showing Arsene Wenger’s ability to pick players.
2. Season 2009/10 :
Laurent Koscielny – A?8.5m
Sebastien Squillaci – A?3.5m
From a French Third tier team, to a first team regular, a trademark Wenger find, Koscielny has risen the ranks in this club to his new rank of Bosscielny.
1. Season 2008/09 :
Thomas Vermaelen – A?10m
The Fourth Highest goal scorer in the EPL that season, a Jude Law look-alike Vermaelen is a Centre-Back mind you.
A total of aroundAA?300m spent in eight years, which is the kind of money some teams spend in a season or two, shows how hard Arsene Wenger has worked to set up a formidable team every season with a tight budget. No matter how young the players are, or how injured his first team is, or how difficult it is to pronounce some of the names of his players, he has dealt with every adversity in his own way. With rising pressure from the fans and critics, with certain demands for him to leave the club, he is still here, atleast for this season, as a revamped Arsenal fight for England’s Premier Title. Let’s see if his move works and people should think once again before judging his abilities.
