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@mikec’s Arsenal
@mikec 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 £844.5m of the budget on 35 players.
Two of their titles came in a season City really won.
They built in stages, spending £367m in 2009 and the rest over the summers that followed.
The biggest fees: Philippe Coutinho (£91m, 2017), Eden Hazard (£80.5m, 2013) and Wayne Rooney (£72m, 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 2013/14, 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 Wayne Rooney, Fernando Torres and 23 more for £367m. Champions with 95 points, 3 points clear of Man United. Won 30, drew 5, lost 3; 86 scored, 21 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 4-0 Man City.
Wayne Rooney
£72m
Fernando Torres
£59.5m
Petr Čech
£32.5m
Xabi Alonso
£30m
Carlos Tevez
£25m
Javier Mascherano
£16.5m
Antonio Valencia
£16m
Robinho
£14.5m
Joe Cole
£13.5m
Gareth Barry
£12m
Branislav Ivanović
£8.5m
Luka Modrić
£8m
Ryan Babel
£8m
Michael Essien
£7.5m
James Milner
£7m
Daniel Sturridge
£6m
Micah Richards
£5m
Vincent Kompany
£5m
Kyle Walker
£5m
Gary Cahill
£4m
Pablo Zabaleta
£3.5m
Joe Hart
£3m
Nigel de Jong
£2m
Gareth Bale
£2m
Péter Kurucz
£1m
2010/11
Premier League
1st
Premier League title · Champions League
No signings that summer. Champions with 88 points, 5 points clear of Man United. Won 27, drew 7, lost 4; 85 scored, 21 conceded. Went out of the FA Cup in the fourth round. Went out of the League Cup in the third round. Won the Champions League, beating Dortmund in the final. Match of the season: Arsenal 7-0 Wolves.
2011/12
Premier League
1st
Premier League title · League Cup
That summer they signed Yaya Touré, Sergio Agüero and 1 more for £111m and released 3. Champions with 97 points, 15 points clear of Man United. Won 30, drew 7, lost 1; 76 scored, 14 conceded. Went out of the FA Cup in the quarter-finals. Won the League Cup, beating Man United in the final. Lost the Champions League final to Porto. Match of the season: Arsenal 4-3 Man City.
Yaya Touré
£49.5m
Sergio Agüero
£39.5m
David de Gea
£22m
2012/13
Premier League
1st
Premier League title · Champions League
That summer they signed Luis Suárez for £16m and released 1. Champions with 98 points, 12 points clear of Man City. Won 31, drew 5, lost 2; 83 scored, 23 conceded. Went out of the FA Cup in the semi-finals. Lost the League Cup final to Man City on penalties. Won the Champions League, beating Barcelona in the final. Match of the season: Arsenal 4-2 Man City.
2013/14
Premier League
1st
Premier League title · FA Cup · League Cup
That summer they signed Eden Hazard for £80.5m and released 1. Champions with 93 points, 5 points clear of Man City. Won 28, drew 9, lost 1; 81 scored, 19 conceded. Won the FA Cup, beating Tottenham in the final on penalties. 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 6-0 Norwich.
2014/15
Premier League
1st
Premier League title · League Cup
No signings that summer. Champions with 95 points, 9 points clear of Man City. Won 30, drew 5, lost 3; 82 scored, 11 conceded. Went out of the FA Cup in the semi-finals. Won the League Cup, beating Tottenham in the final on penalties. Went out of the Champions League in the semi-finals. Match of the season: Arsenal 5-0 Palace.
2015/16
Premier League
1st
Premier League title · League Cup
That summer they signed Kevin De Bruyne, Harry Kane and 1 more for £131.5m and released 3. Champions with 76 points, a point clear of Man City. Won 21, drew 13, lost 4; 62 scored, 29 conceded. Went out of the FA Cup in the semi-finals. Won the League Cup, beating Man City in the final. Lost the Champions League final to Paris SG on penalties. Match of the season: Arsenal 2-1 Man City.
Kevin De Bruyne
£55m
Harry Kane
£40.5m
Cesc Fàbregas
£36m
2016/17
Premier League
1st
Premier League title · League Cup
That summer they signed John Stones for £47.5m and released 1. Champions with 90 points, 9 points clear of Tottenham. Won 28, drew 6, lost 4; 80 scored, 23 conceded. Lost the FA Cup final to Liverpool 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 3-0 Man City.
2017/18
Premier League
2nd
That summer they signed Philippe Coutinho for £91m. 2nd in the Premier League with 89 points, 3 points behind Man City. Won 28, drew 5, lost 5; 77 scored, 24 conceded. Lost the FA Cup final to Man United on penalties. Went out of the League Cup in the quarter-finals. Went out of the Champions League in the last 16. Match of the season: Arsenal 5-0 Leicester.