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@harry_fc’s Arsenal

18 £900m 50 signings

@harry_fc took Arsenal back to the summer of 2009 with City’s £900m and came out with 18 major trophies. The real Arsenal won three in the same nine seasons. They spent £900m of the budget on 50 players. Three of their titles came in a season City really won.

They built in stages, spending £327.5m in 2009 and the rest over the summers that followed. The biggest fees: Cristiano Ronaldo (£80m, 2009), Sergio Agüero (£79.5m, 2013) and Wayne Rooney (£72m, 2009).

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 · FA Cup

That summer they signed Cristiano Ronaldo, Wayne Rooney and 23 more for £327.5m. Champions with 99 points, 6 points clear of Chelsea. Won 31, drew 6, lost 1; 86 scored, 23 conceded. Won the FA Cup, beating Chelsea in the final. Lost the League Cup final to Chelsea. Went out of the Champions League in the quarter-finals. Match of the season: Arsenal 4-1 Man City.

Cristiano Ronaldo £80m
Wayne Rooney £72m
Petr Čech £32.5m
Carlos Tevez £25m
Lucas £10m
Jonny Evans £10m
Mikel John Obi £9m
Nani £9m
Fabian Delph £8m
Luka Modrić £8m
Mark Noble £8m
James Milner £7m
Daniel Sturridge £6m
Anderson £5.5m
Kyle Naughton £5m
Kyle Walker £5m
Micah Richards £5m
Vincent Kompany £5m
Danny Welbeck £4m
Joe Hart £3m
Fabio £3m
Jack Rodwell £3m
David Wheater £3m
Kasper Schmeichel £1m
Connor Wickham £500k

2010/11

Premier League
1st Premier League title · FA Cup

That summer they signed Gareth Bale, Simon Mignolet and 1 more for £13.5m and released 3. Champions with 92 points, 5 points clear of Man United. Won 29, drew 5, lost 4; 84 scored, 21 conceded. Won the FA Cup, beating Chelsea in the final. Went out of the League Cup in the semi-finals. Went out of the Champions League in the quarter-finals. Match of the season: Arsenal 4-1 Man City.

Gareth Bale £10.5m
Simon Mignolet £2m
Phil Jones £1m

2011/12

Premier League
1st Premier League title · League Cup

That summer they signed David de Gea, Jordan Henderson and 3 more for £60.5m and released 5. Champions with 90 points, ahead of Man City on goal difference. Won 29, drew 3, lost 6; 83 scored, 23 conceded. Went out of the FA Cup in the quarter-finals. Won the League Cup, beating Man United in the final on penalties. Went out of the Champions League in the last 16. Match of the season: Arsenal 1-0 Man City.

David de Gea £22m
Jordan Henderson £16m
Romelu Lukaku £13m
Thibaut Courtois £8m
Paul Pogba £1.5m

2012/13

Premier League
1st Premier League title · Champions League

That summer they signed Eden Hazard for £32m and released 1. Champions with 87 points, ahead of Man United on goal difference. Won 27, drew 6, lost 5; 90 scored, 27 conceded. Went out of the FA Cup in the third round. Went out of the League Cup in the semi-finals. Won the Champions League, beating Barcelona in the final. Match of the season: Arsenal 4-0 Aston Villa.

Eden Hazard £32m

2013/14

Premier League
1st Premier League title · League Cup

That summer they signed Sergio Agüero, Luis Suárez and 3 more for £153.5m and released 5. Champions with 93 points, 7 points clear of Man City. Won 29, drew 6, lost 3; 83 scored, 20 conceded. Went out of the FA Cup in the quarter-finals. Won the League Cup, beating Man City in the final. Went out of the Champions League in the last 16. Match of the season: Arsenal 6-1 Man City.

Sergio Agüero £79.5m
Luis Suárez £44m
Christian Eriksen £11.5m
Philippe Coutinho £10m
Raheem Sterling £8.5m

2014/15

Premier League
1st Premier League title · FA Cup

That summer they signed Luke Shaw, John Stones and 1 more for £47.5m and released 3. Champions with 88 points, 3 points clear of Chelsea. Won 27, drew 7, lost 4; 85 scored, 24 conceded. Won the FA Cup, beating West Ham in the final. 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 1-3 Arsenal.

Luke Shaw £30m
John Stones £9.5m
Harry Kane £8m

2015/16

Premier League
1st Premier League title · FA Cup

That summer they signed Kevin De Bruyne for £55m and released 1. Champions with 78 points, 3 points clear of Man City. Won 23, drew 9, lost 6; 70 scored, 24 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 last 16. Match of the season: Arsenal 2-0 Man City.

Kevin De Bruyne £55m

2016/17

Premier League
1st Premier League title · FA Cup

That summer they signed Eric Dier, Anthony Martial and 4 more for £189.5m and released 6. Champions with 94 points, 21 points clear of Man United. Won 29, drew 7, lost 2; 84 scored, 25 conceded. Won the FA Cup, beating a League One side in the final. Lost the League Cup final to Chelsea. Went out of the Champions League in the last 16. Match of the season: Arsenal 5-1 Man City.

Eric Dier £47.5m
Anthony Martial £39.5m
Leroy Sané £37m
Eric Bailly £32.5m
Son Heung-min £22m
Jack Butland £11m

2017/18

Premier League
1st Premier League title · League Cup

That summer they signed Marcus Rashford for £21m and released 1. Champions with 104 points, 23 points clear of Liverpool. Won 34, drew 2, lost 2; 100 scored, 16 conceded. Went out of the FA Cup in the third round. Won the League Cup, beating Newcastle in the final. Went out of the Champions League in the last 16. Match of the season: Man City 2-3 Arsenal.

Marcus Rashford £21m
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