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@alex_fc’s Arsenal

17 £899.5m 33 signings

@alex_fc took Arsenal back to the summer of 2009 with City’s £900m and came out with 17 major trophies. The real Arsenal won three in the same nine seasons. They spent £899.5m of the budget on 33 players. Two of their titles came in a season City really won.

The first summer did most of the work: £639.5m in 2009, 71% of everything they spent. The biggest fees: Cristiano Ronaldo (£80m, 2009), Wayne Rooney (£72m, 2009) and Fernando Torres (£59.5m, 2009).

They were champions eight times: 2009/10, 2010/11, 2011/12, 2012/13, 2013/14, 2014/15, 2015/16 and 2016/17. The best season was 2012/13, winning the league, the FA Cup and the League Cup.

Season by season

2009/10

Premier League
1st Premier League title · League Cup

That summer they signed Cristiano Ronaldo, Wayne Rooney and 23 more for £639.5m. Champions with 94 points, 7 points clear of Man United. Won 29, drew 7, lost 2; 77 scored, 18 conceded. Went out of the FA Cup in the semi-finals. Won the League Cup, beating Chelsea in the final on penalties. Went out of the Champions League in the quarter-finals. Match of the season: Arsenal 1-0 Man City.

Cristiano Ronaldo £80m
Wayne Rooney £72m
Fernando Torres £59.5m
Michael Carrick £54.5m
Nemanja Vidić £37.5m
Dimitar Berbatov £36m
Xabi Alonso £30m
Steven Gerrard £28.5m
Frank Lampard £28.5m
Marouane Fellaini £25.5m
Carlos Tevez £25m
John Terry £23.5m
Joleon Lescott £22m
Ashley Cole £20.5m
Mikel Arteta £18m
Javier Mascherano £16.5m
Antonio Valencia £16m
Rio Ferdinand £11.5m
Nani £9m
Daniel Sturridge £6m
Vincent Kompany £5m
Kyle Walker £5m
Ben Foster £3.5m
Joe Hart £3m
Ben Amos £3m

2010/11

Premier League
1st Premier League title · League Cup

No signings that summer. Champions with 89 points, 3 points clear of Man United. Won 28, drew 5, lost 5; 82 scored, 25 conceded. Went out of the FA Cup in the third round. Won the League Cup, beating Man United in the final. Went out of the Champions League in the last 16. Match of the season: Arsenal 1-0 Man City.

2011/12

Premier League
1st Premier League title · League Cup

That summer they signed Yaya Touré, Sergio Agüero and 3 more for £149.5m and released 5. Champions with 96 points, 14 points clear of Man United. Won 30, drew 6, lost 2; 84 scored, 13 conceded. Went out of the FA Cup in the third round. Won the League Cup, beating Man City in the final. Went out of the Champions League in the semi-finals. Match of the season: Arsenal 5-0 QPR.

Yaya Touré £49.5m
Sergio Agüero £39.5m
David Silva £24m
Petr Čech £23.5m
Romelu Lukaku £13m

2012/13

Premier League
1st Premier League title · FA Cup · League Cup

That summer they signed Eden Hazard for £32m and released 1. Champions with 101 points, 10 points clear of Man United. Won 33, drew 2, lost 3; 88 scored, 27 conceded. Won the FA Cup, beating Reading in the final. Won the League Cup, beating Tottenham in the final on penalties. Went out of the Champions League in the last 16. Match of the season: Arsenal 2-1 Man City.

Eden Hazard £32m

2013/14

Premier League
1st Premier League title · League Cup

That summer they signed Luis Suárez for £44m and released 1. Champions with 97 points, 8 points clear of Man City. Won 31, drew 4, lost 3; 77 scored, 19 conceded. Went out of the FA Cup in the third round. Won the League Cup, beating Chelsea in the final on penalties. Went out of the Champions League in the last 16. Match of the season: Arsenal 6-0 West Ham.

Luis Suárez £44m

2014/15

Premier League
1st Premier League title · FA Cup

No signings that summer. Champions with 93 points, 8 points clear of Chelsea. Won 28, drew 9, lost 1; 85 scored, 18 conceded. Won the FA Cup, beating Chelsea in the final. Went out of the League Cup in the third round. Went out of the Champions League in the quarter-finals. Match of the season: Arsenal 6-0 Burnley.

2015/16

Premier League
1st Premier League title · FA Cup

No signings that summer. Champions with 93 points, 5 points clear of Man City. Won 29, drew 6, lost 3; 88 scored, 15 conceded. Won the FA Cup, beating Burnley in the final. Lost the League Cup final to Chelsea on penalties. Went out of the Champions League in the last 16. Match of the season: Arsenal 1-0 Man City.

2016/17

Premier League
1st Premier League title · Europa League

That summer they signed David de Gea for £34.5m and released 1. Champions with 93 points, 18 points clear of Man City. Won 30, drew 3, lost 5; 87 scored, 19 conceded. Went out of the FA Cup in the quarter-finals. Went out of the League Cup in the fourth round. Won the Europa League, beating Leverkusen in the final on penalties. Match of the season: Arsenal 2-0 Man City.

David de Gea £34.5m

2017/18

Premier League
5th

No signings that summer. 5th in the Premier League with 77 points, 13 points behind Man City. Won 23, drew 8, lost 7; 80 scored, 31 conceded. Went out of the FA Cup in the fourth round. Went out of the League Cup in the third round. Went out of the Champions League in the last 16. Match of the season: Brighton 0-7 Arsenal.

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