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@tomwarren’s Arsenal

17 £841m 35 signings

@tomwarren 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 £841m of the budget on 35 players. Two of their titles came in a season City really won.

They built in stages, spending £396.5m in 2009 and the rest over the summers that followed. The biggest fees: Sergio Agüero (£111.5m, 2016), Raheem Sterling (£95m, 2016) and Eden Hazard (£94m, 2017).

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 2010/11, 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 £396.5m. Champions with 92 points, ahead of Chelsea on goal difference. Won 30, drew 2, lost 6; 112 scored, 26 conceded. Went out of the FA Cup in the third round. Won the League Cup, beating Sunderland in the final. Went out of the Champions League in the group stage. Match of the season: Arsenal 5-0 Man City.

Cristiano Ronaldo £80m
Wayne Rooney £72m
Petr Čech £32.5m
Ashley Young £30m
Carlos Tevez £25m
John Terry £23.5m
Javier Mascherano £16.5m
Aaron Lennon £14.5m
Joe Cole £13.5m
Gareth Barry £12m
Leighton Baines £9m
Mark Noble £8m
Michael Essien £7.5m
Peter Crouch £7m
James Milner £7m
Jermain Defoe £6m
Micah Richards £5m
Kyle Walker £5m
Vincent Kompany £5m
Danny Welbeck £4m
Kevin-Prince Boateng £4m
Pablo Zabaleta £3.5m
Joe Hart £3m
Gareth Bale £2m
Edwin van der Sar £1m

2010/11

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

That summer they signed David Silva for £24m and released 1. Champions with 83 points, 2 points clear of Chelsea. Won 25, drew 8, lost 5; 91 scored, 19 conceded. Won the FA Cup, beating Tottenham in the final on penalties. Won the League Cup, beating Man United in the final. Went out of the Champions League in the quarter-finals. Match of the season: Arsenal 6-0 Fulham.

David Silva £24m

2011/12

Premier League
1st Premier League title · League Cup

That summer they signed Romelu Lukaku for £13m and released 1. Champions with 95 points, 12 points clear of Man United. Won 29, drew 8, lost 1; 76 scored, 12 conceded. Went out of the FA Cup in the quarter-finals. Won the League Cup, beating Chelsea in the final. Went out of the Champions League in the last 16. Match of the season: Arsenal 1-0 Man City.

Romelu Lukaku £13m

2012/13

Premier League
1st Premier League title · League Cup

That summer they signed Luis Suárez for £16m and released 1. Champions with 98 points, 9 points clear of Man United. Won 31, drew 5, lost 2; 93 scored, 14 conceded. Went out of the FA Cup in the fourth round. Won the League Cup, beating West Brom in the final. Went out of the Champions League in the quarter-finals. Match of the season: Arsenal 2-1 Man City.

Luis Suárez £16m

2013/14

Premier League
1st Premier League title · FA Cup

That summer they signed Jordan Henderson for £22.5m and released 1. Champions with 93 points, 6 points clear of Liverpool. Won 30, drew 3, lost 5; 75 scored, 17 conceded. Won the FA Cup, beating Man City in the final on penalties. Went out of the League Cup in the semi-finals. Went out of the Champions League in the quarter-finals. Match of the season: Man City 1-2 Arsenal.

Jordan Henderson £22.5m

2014/15

Premier League
1st Premier League title · FA Cup

That summer they signed Juan Mata and David de Gea for £45.5m and released 2. Champions with 98 points, 3 points clear of Man City. Won 32, drew 2, lost 4; 89 scored, 13 conceded. Won the FA Cup, beating Blackburn 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 5-0 QPR.

Juan Mata £23.5m
David de Gea £22m

2015/16

Premier League
1st Premier League title · League Cup

No signings that summer. Champions with 90 points, 6 points clear of Tottenham. Won 28, drew 6, lost 4; 72 scored, 24 conceded. Went out of the FA Cup in the semi-finals. Won the League Cup, beating Swansea in the final. Went out of the Champions League in the last 16. Match of the season: Arsenal 3-0 Man City.

2016/17

Premier League
1st Premier League title · League Cup

That summer they signed Sergio Agüero, Raheem Sterling and 1 more for £229.5m and released 3. Champions with 87 points, a point clear of Liverpool. Won 26, drew 9, lost 3; 83 scored, 25 conceded. Went out of the FA Cup in the semi-finals. Won the League Cup, beating Brighton in the final. Went out of the Europa League in the last 16. Match of the season: Arsenal 1-0 Man City.

Sergio Agüero £111.5m
Raheem Sterling £95m
Virgil van Dijk £23m

2017/18

Premier League
2nd

That summer they signed Eden Hazard for £94m and released 1. 2nd in the Premier League with 90 points, 6 points behind Man City. Won 28, drew 6, lost 4; 83 scored, 18 conceded. Went out of the FA Cup in the semi-finals. Went out of the League Cup in the quarter-finals. Went out of the Champions League in the quarter-finals. Match of the season: Arsenal 7-0 Bournemouth.

Eden Hazard £94m
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