Arsenal have spent a fair whack since Arsene Wenger left in 2018 – meaning criticism of the Kroenke family not putting their hands in their pockets has pretty much been put to bed.
We’ve looked at Everton. We’ve looked at Manchester United. Here is Arsenal. Spoiler alert: they have done better than those two. Fees are from Transfermarkt and the last bracket is where they placed when initially ranked in May 2022.
34) Willian (free) (27)
Signed on astronomical wages after a spell with London rivals Chelsea, Willian scored once in 37 appearances for Arsenal, costing the club a fortune in wages before generously agreeing to terminate his contract last August.
He is doing well for Fulham, mind. Fair play.
33) Denis Suarez (£2.2m loan fee) (26)
This was one of the most pointless loan signings in Premier League history. Suarez played six times for Arsenal and provided little to no impact.
32) Alex Runarsson (£1.8m) (25)
Runarsson is probably better with his feet than with his hands which, for a goalkeeper, is not ideal.
31) Stephan Lichtsteiner (free) (24)
Emery turned to the experienced Lichtsteiner when looking for someone to provide some cover for Hector Bellerin. He enjoyed a terrific spell with Juventus but was less than impressive in north London. The Swiss right-back spent one season at the Emirates, joining Augsburg before retiring after another single campaign.
30) Nicolas Pepe (£72m) (23)
Arsenal’s club-record signing warmed the bench last season before being shipped out on loan to OGC Nice in the most recent summer transfer window.
Pepe has 27 goals and 21 assists in 112 matches for the Gunners and has often been criticised for his performances. His price tag has held him back at times; £72m is a lot of money which will always bring more scrutiny, unfortunately for the Ivorian.
The talent is there to be seen, but his lack of consistent game time makes it very difficult to stamp his authority on the team and earn a starting berth, especially with Bukayo Saka and Gabriel Martinelli thriving.
🗓 Nicolas Pepe”s 2020/21 season…
⚽️ 16 goals
🅰 6 assists🥈 Player of the Season: 2nd place pic.twitter.com/udSHC8AAJo
— Arsenal (@Arsenal) June 3, 2021
29) Pablo Mari (£5.4m + £7.2m loan fee) (22)
Mari was only signed because he is left-footed. Nobody can convince me otherwise. That loan fee is absolutely ridiculous.
28) Sokratis (£14.4m) (21)
The Greek defender was signed early on by Emery as the Spanish manager…
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