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@nik’s Arsenal
@nik took Arsenal back to the summer of 2009 with City’s £900m and came out with 19 major trophies. The real Arsenal won three in the same nine seasons.
They spent £892m of the budget on 40 players.
Three of their titles came in a season City really won.
They built in stages, spending £299.5m in 2009 and the rest over the summers that followed.
The biggest fees: Cristiano Ronaldo (£80m, 2009), Kevin De Bruyne (£55m, 2015) and Toby Alderweireld (£51m, 2016).
They were champions nine times: 2009/10, 2010/11, 2011/12, 2012/13, 2013/14, 2014/15, 2015/16, 2016/17 and 2017/18.
The best season was 2016/17, 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, Petr Čech and 13 more for £299.5m. Champions with 99 points, 5 points clear of Chelsea. Won 31, drew 6, lost 1; 94 scored, 17 conceded. Went out of the FA Cup in the third round. Won the League Cup, beating Hull City in the final. Went out of the Champions League in the semi-finals. Match of the season: Man City 0-3 Arsenal.
Cristiano Ronaldo
£80m
Petr Čech
£32.5m
Frank Lampard
£28.5m
Steven Gerrard
£28.5m
Carlos Tevez
£25m
John Terry
£23.5m
Ashley Cole
£20.5m
Javier Mascherano
£16.5m
Branislav Ivanović
£8.5m
Luka Modrić
£8m
Didier Drogba
£8m
James Milner
£7m
Kyle Walker
£5m
Vincent Kompany
£5m
Joe Hart
£3m
2010/11
Premier League
1st
Premier League title · Champions League
That summer they signed Wayne Rooney, David Silva and 2 more for £75m. Champions with 88 points, 5 points clear of Man United. Won 26, drew 10, lost 2; 75 scored, 17 conceded. Went out of the FA Cup in the quarter-finals. Went out of the League Cup in the quarter-finals. Won the Champions League, beating Porto in the final. Match of the season: Arsenal 3-1 Man City.
Wayne Rooney
£30m
David Silva
£24m
Jérôme Boateng
£10.5m
Gareth Bale
£10.5m
2011/12
Premier League
1st
Premier League title · League Cup
That summer they signed Yaya Touré, Sergio Agüero and 3 more for £132m and released 1. Champions with 101 points, 16 points clear of Man City. Won 32, drew 5, lost 1; 96 scored, 15 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: Man City 0-3 Arsenal.
Yaya Touré
£49.5m
Sergio Agüero
£39.5m
David de Gea
£22m
Romelu Lukaku
£13m
Thibaut Courtois
£8m
2012/13
Premier League
1st
Premier League title · League Cup
That summer they signed Samir Nasri, Eden Hazard and 2 more for £83.5m and released 2. Champions with 97 points, 6 points clear of Man City. Won 31, drew 4, lost 3; 89 scored, 22 conceded. Went out of the FA Cup in the quarter-finals. Won the League Cup, beating Tottenham in the final. Went out of the Champions League in the quarter-finals. Match of the season: Arsenal 6-0 QPR.
Samir Nasri
£34.5m
Eden Hazard
£32m
Luis Suárez
£16m
Harry Kane
£1m
2013/14
Premier League
1st
Premier League title · FA Cup
That summer they signed César Azpilicueta, Christian Eriksen and 2 more for £49.5m and released 4. Champions with 84 points, a point clear of Man City. Won 25, drew 9, lost 4; 79 scored, 23 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: Man City 0-1 Arsenal.
César Azpilicueta
£19.5m
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 Diego Costa, Cesc Fàbregas and 1 more for £71.5m and released 3. Champions with 104 points, 16 points clear of Chelsea. Won 34, drew 2, lost 2; 103 scored, 22 conceded. Won the FA Cup, beating Chelsea in the final. Lost the League Cup final to Man City on penalties. Went out of the Champions League in the semi-finals. Match of the season: Arsenal 3-0 Man City.
Diego Costa
£32m
Cesc Fàbregas
£30m
John Stones
£9.5m
2015/16
Premier League
1st
Premier League title · League Cup
That summer they signed Kevin De Bruyne, Nicolás Otamendi and 1 more for £109m and released 3. Champions with 72 points, a point clear of Liverpool. Won 21, drew 9, lost 8; 60 scored, 33 conceded. Went out of the FA Cup in the fifth round. Won the League Cup, beating Leicester in the final. Went out of the Champions League in the semi-finals. Match of the season: Arsenal 5-0 Aston Villa.
Kevin De Bruyne
£55m
Nicolás Otamendi
£32m
Son Heung-min
£22m
2016/17
Premier League
1st
Premier League title · FA Cup · League Cup
That summer they signed Toby Alderweireld for £51m and released 1. Champions with 87 points, 2 points clear of Liverpool. Won 26, drew 9, lost 3; 87 scored, 20 conceded. Won the FA Cup, beating Tottenham in the final on penalties. 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 0-2 Arsenal.
2017/18
Premier League
1st
Premier League title · League Cup
That summer they signed Marcus Rashford for £21m and released 1. Champions with 92 points, 4 points clear of Chelsea. Won 29, drew 5, lost 4; 102 scored, 26 conceded. Went out of the FA Cup in the fifth round. Won the League Cup, beating Tottenham in the final. Went out of the Champions League in the quarter-finals. Match of the season: Arsenal 3-1 Man City.