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@melofade’s Arsenal

18 £886m 34 signings

@melofade 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 £886m of the budget on 34 players. Three of their titles came in a season City really won.

The first summer did most of the work: £589.5m in 2009, 67% of everything they spent. The biggest fees: Cristiano Ronaldo (£80m, 2009), Luis Suárez (£75m, 2014) 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 £589.5m. Champions with 98 points, 7 points clear of Man United. Won 31, drew 5, lost 2; 101 scored, 13 conceded. Won the FA Cup, beating Wolves in the final. 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 6-0 Man City.

Cristiano Ronaldo £80m
Wayne Rooney £72m
Fernando Torres £59.5m
Nemanja Vidić £37.5m
Pepe Reina £33m
Petr Čech £32.5m
Xabi Alonso £30m
Frank Lampard £28.5m
Steven Gerrard £28.5m
José Bosingwa £28m
Marouane Fellaini £25.5m
Carlos Tevez £25m
John Terry £23.5m
Javier Mascherano £16.5m
Alex £15.5m
Leighton Baines £9m
Nani £9m
Luka Modrić £8m
James Milner £7m
Daniel Sturridge £6m
Kyle Walker £5m
Andy Carroll £3.5m
Joe Hart £3m
Gareth Bale £2m
Nemanja Matić £1.5m

2010/11

Premier League
1st Premier League title · League Cup

That summer they signed Yaya Touré for £24m and released 1. Champions with 98 points, 13 points clear of Man United. Won 30, drew 8, lost 0; 75 scored, 11 conceded. Went out of the FA Cup in the fourth round. Won the League Cup, beating Everton in the final. Went out of the Champions League in the last 16. Match of the season: Man City 0-2 Arsenal.

Yaya Touré £24m

2011/12

Premier League
1st Premier League title · League Cup

That summer they signed Sergio Agüero and Vincent Kompany for £61.5m and released 2. Champions with 92 points, 9 points clear of Man City. Won 28, drew 8, lost 2; 76 scored, 18 conceded. Went out of the FA Cup in the third round. Won the League Cup, beating Stoke City in the final. Went out of the Champions League in the semi-finals. Match of the season: Arsenal 2-0 Man City.

Sergio Agüero £39.5m
Vincent Kompany £22m

2012/13

Premier League
1st Premier League title · FA Cup

That summer they signed Harry Kane for £1m and released 1. Champions with 92 points, 9 points clear of Man United. Won 29, drew 5, lost 4; 86 scored, 29 conceded. Won the FA Cup, beating Man City in the final. Lost the League Cup final to Man United. Went out of the Champions League in the quarter-finals. Match of the season: Fulham 0-5 Arsenal.

Harry Kane £1m

2013/14

Premier League
1st Premier League title · League Cup

No signings that summer. Champions with 89 points, 3 points clear of Chelsea. Won 28, drew 5, lost 5; 85 scored, 27 conceded. Lost the FA Cup final to Chelsea on penalties. 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 6-0 Newcastle.

2014/15

Premier League
1st Premier League title · League Cup

That summer they signed Luis Suárez, Diego Costa and 2 more for £162.5m and released 4. Champions with 95 points, 4 points clear of Chelsea. Won 30, drew 5, lost 3; 82 scored, 19 conceded. Went out of the FA Cup in the fifth round. Won the League Cup, beating Chelsea in the final. Went out of the Champions League in the quarter-finals. Match of the season: Arsenal 4-0 Man United.

Luis Suárez £75m
Diego Costa £32m
Cesc Fàbregas £30m
César Azpilicueta £25.5m

2015/16

Premier League
1st Premier League title · League Cup

No signings that summer. Champions with 77 points, a point clear of Man United. Won 22, drew 11, lost 5; 66 scored, 27 conceded. Went out of the FA Cup in the semi-finals. Won the League Cup, beating Leicester in the final. Went out of the Champions League in the quarter-finals. Match of the season: Man City 0-1 Arsenal.

2016/17

Premier League
1st Premier League title · League Cup

That summer they signed John Stones for £47.5m. Champions with 82 points, 3 points clear of Tottenham. Won 24, drew 10, lost 4; 69 scored, 25 conceded. Went out of the FA Cup in the third round. Won the League Cup, beating West Ham in the final. Went out of the Europa League in the last 32. Match of the season: Middlesbrough 0-4 Arsenal.

John Stones £47.5m

2017/18

Premier League
1st Premier League title · League Cup

No signings that summer. Champions with 89 points, a point clear of Man City. Won 28, drew 5, lost 5; 62 scored, 14 conceded. Went out of the FA Cup in the quarter-finals. 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.

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