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@chrisdowns’s Arsenal

17 £858m 40 signings

@chrisdowns 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 £858m of the budget on 40 players. Three of their titles came in a season City really won.

They built in stages, spending £386m in 2009 and the rest over the summers that followed. The biggest fees: Cristiano Ronaldo (£80m, 2009), Wayne Rooney (£72m, 2009) and Kevin De Bruyne (£55m, 2015).

They were champions nine times: 2009/10, 2010/11, 2011/12, 2012/13, 2013/14, 2014/15, 2015/16, 2016/17 and 2017/18.

Season by season

2009/10

Premier League

1st Premier League title · Champions League

That summer they signed Cristiano Ronaldo, Wayne Rooney and 23 more for £386m. Champions with 102 points, 9 points clear of Chelsea. Won 33, drew 3, lost 2; 88 scored, 21 conceded. Went out of the FA Cup in the quarter-finals. Went out of the League Cup in the semi-finals. Won the Champions League, beating Inter in the final. Match of the season: Arsenal 2-0 Man City.

Cristiano Ronaldo £80m

Wayne Rooney £72m

Petr Čech £32.5m

Frank Lampard £28.5m

Steven Gerrard £28.5m

John Terry £23.5m

Ashley Cole £20.5m

Joe Cole £13.5m

Mikel John Obi £9m

Nani £9m

Leighton Baines £9m

Branislav Ivanović £8.5m

James Milner £7m

Jermain Defoe £6m

Daniel Sturridge £6m

Ricardo Carvalho £5.5m

Vincent Kompany £5m

Danny Welbeck £4m

Gary Cahill £4m

Andy Carroll £3.5m

Joe Hart £3m

Tom Huddlestone £3m

Gareth Bale £2m

Owen Hargreaves £1.5m

Kasper Schmeichel £1m

2010/11

Premier League

1st Premier League title · FA Cup

That summer they signed Fernando Torres, Ashley Young and 4 more for £127m and released 6. Champions with 94 points, 11 points clear of Man United. Won 29, drew 7, lost 2; 75 scored, 20 conceded. Won the FA Cup, beating Sunderland in the final. Lost the League Cup final to Man United on penalties. Went out of the Europa League in the last 16. Match of the season: Arsenal 3-1 Man City.

Fernando Torres £30m

Ashley Young £26.5m

Yaya Touré £24m

David Silva £24m

Glen Johnson £17.5m

Kyle Walker £5m

2011/12

Premier League

1st Premier League title · FA Cup

That summer they signed Sergio Agüero and David de Gea for £61.5m and released 2. Champions with 98 points, 18 points clear of Chelsea. Won 31, drew 5, lost 2; 80 scored, 17 conceded. Won the FA Cup, beating Man City in the final. Went out of the League Cup in the third round. Went out of the Champions League in the semi-finals. Match of the season: Arsenal 2-0 Man City.

Sergio Agüero £39.5m

David de Gea £22m

2012/13

Premier League

1st Premier League title · FA Cup

That summer they signed Eden Hazard for £32m and released 1. Champions with 99 points, 4 points clear of Man City. Won 31, drew 6, lost 1; 99 scored, 17 conceded. Won the FA Cup, beating Middlesbrough in the final. Went out of the League Cup in the quarter-finals. Went out of the Champions League in the semi-finals. Match of the season: Liverpool 0-6 Arsenal.

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 99 points, 15 points clear of Liverpool. Won 31, drew 6, lost 1; 67 scored, 14 conceded. Went out of the FA Cup in the quarter-finals. Won the League Cup, beating Swansea in the final. Went out of the Champions League in the last 16. Match of the season: Man City 0-2 Arsenal.

Luis Suárez £44m

2014/15

Premier League

1st Premier League title · League Cup

That summer they signed Philippe Coutinho for £34.5m and released 1. Champions with 88 points, 3 points clear of Man City. Won 26, drew 10, lost 2; 79 scored, 17 conceded. Went out of the FA Cup in the third round. Won the League Cup, beating Palace in the final. Went out of the Champions League in the semi-finals. Match of the season: Arsenal 7-1 QPR.

Philippe Coutinho £34.5m

2015/16

Premier League

1st Premier League title · League Cup

That summer they signed Kevin De Bruyne and Harry Kane for £95.5m and released 2. Champions with 87 points, 9 points clear of Man City. Won 27, drew 6, lost 5; 83 scored, 29 conceded. Went out of the FA Cup in the semi-finals. Won the League Cup, beating Stoke City in the final. Went out of the Champions League in the last 16. Match of the season: Man City 1-3 Arsenal.

Kevin De Bruyne £55m

Harry Kane £40.5m

2016/17

Premier League

1st Premier League title · League Cup

That summer they signed Mohamed Salah and N'Golo Kanté for £77.5m and released 2. Champions with 93 points, 8 points clear of Tottenham. Won 30, drew 3, lost 5; 74 scored, 22 conceded. Went out of the FA Cup in the third round. Won the League Cup, beating Tottenham in the final. Went out of the Champions League in the last 16. Match of the season: Man City 0-4 Arsenal.

Mohamed Salah £45.5m

N'Golo Kanté £32m

2017/18

Premier League

1st Premier League title

No signings that summer. Champions with 93 points, 9 points clear of Tottenham. Won 29, drew 6, lost 3; 86 scored, 18 conceded. Went out of the FA Cup in the semi-finals. Went out of the League Cup in the semi-finals. Lost the Champions League final to Bayern. Match of the season: Man City 0-1 Arsenal.

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@chrisdowns’s Arsenal

Season by season

2009/10

2010/11

2011/12

2012/13

2013/14

2014/15

2015/16

2016/17

2017/18

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