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@spidey’s Arsenal

17 £823.5m 42 signings

@spidey 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 £823.5m of the budget on 42 players. Three of their titles came in a season City really won.

They built in stages, spending £392.5m in 2009 and the rest over the summers that followed. The biggest fees: Cristiano Ronaldo (£80m, 2009), Wayne Rooney (£72m, 2009) and Christian Eriksen (£69m, 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

That summer they signed Cristiano Ronaldo, Wayne Rooney and 23 more for £392.5m. Champions with 93 points, ahead of Chelsea on goal difference. Won 29, drew 6, lost 3; 90 scored, 20 conceded. Went out of the FA Cup in the fifth round. Went out of the League Cup in the semi-finals. Went out of the Champions League in the last 16. Match of the season: Arsenal 6-2 Man City.

Cristiano Ronaldo £80m
Wayne Rooney £72m
Nemanja Vidić £37.5m
Xabi Alonso £30m
Steven Gerrard £28.5m
John Terry £23.5m
Ashley Cole £20.5m
Aaron Lennon £14.5m
Nani £9m
Leighton Baines £9m
Luka Modrić £8m
James Milner £7m
Daniel Sturridge £6m
Jermain Defoe £6m
Kyle Walker £5m
Micah Richards £5m
Vincent Kompany £5m
Charles N'Zogbia £4m
Kevin-Prince Boateng £4m
Danny Welbeck £4m
Andy Carroll £3.5m
Jack Rodwell £3m
Joe Hart £3m
Scott Carson £2.5m
Wayne Hennessey £2m

2010/11

Premier League
1st Premier League title · FA Cup

That summer they signed Yaya Touré and David Silva for £48m and released 2. Champions with 97 points, 5 points clear of Man United. Won 31, drew 4, lost 3; 97 scored, 22 conceded. Won the FA Cup, beating Liverpool 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: Man City 0-4 Arsenal.

Yaya Touré £24m
David Silva £24m

2011/12

Premier League
1st Premier League title · League Cup

That summer they signed Sergio Agüero, Gareth Bale and 3 more for £108.5m and released 5. Champions with 91 points, 3 points clear of Man City. Won 28, drew 7, lost 3; 73 scored, 9 conceded. Lost the FA Cup final to Everton. Won the League Cup, beating Tottenham in the final on penalties. Lost the Champions League final to Porto. Match of the season: Stoke City 0-6 Arsenal.

Sergio Agüero £39.5m
Gareth Bale £26m
David de Gea £22m
Romelu Lukaku £13m
Thibaut Courtois £8m

2012/13

Premier League
1st Premier League title · League Cup

That summer they signed Eden Hazard, Oscar and 2 more for £91m and released 4. Champions with 103 points, 15 points clear of Man United. Won 33, drew 4, lost 1; 90 scored, 15 conceded. Went out of the FA Cup in the fifth round. Won the League Cup, beating Man City in the final on penalties. Went out of the Champions League in the last 16. Match of the season: Man City 0-1 Arsenal.

Eden Hazard £32m
Oscar £25.5m
Gaël Clichy £17.5m
Luis Suárez £16m

2013/14

Premier League
1st Premier League title · League Cup

That summer they signed César Azpilicueta and Mamadou Sakho for £37.5m and released 2. Champions with 94 points, a point clear of Man City. Won 30, drew 4, lost 4; 79 scored, 18 conceded. Went out of the FA Cup in the quarter-finals. Won the League Cup, beating Man City in the final on penalties. Went out of the Champions League in the semi-finals. Match of the season: Arsenal 2-0 Man City.

César Azpilicueta £19.5m
Mamadou Sakho £18m

2014/15

Premier League
1st Premier League title · League Cup

That summer they signed Cesc Fàbregas and Luke Shaw for £60m and released 2. Champions with 98 points, 16 points clear of Chelsea. Won 31, drew 5, lost 2; 79 scored, 8 conceded. Lost the FA Cup final to Chelsea on penalties. Won the League Cup, beating West Ham in the final. Went out of the Champions League in the quarter-finals. Match of the season: Man City 0-1 Arsenal.

Cesc Fàbregas £30m
Luke Shaw £30m

2015/16

Premier League
1st Premier League title · League Cup

That summer they signed Christian Eriksen and Alberto Moreno for £86m and released 2. Champions with 87 points, 8 points clear of Tottenham. Won 26, drew 9, lost 3; 85 scored, 29 conceded. Went out of the FA Cup in the fourth 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: Stoke City 0-5 Arsenal.

Christian Eriksen £69m
Alberto Moreno £17m

2016/17

Premier League
1st Premier League title · League Cup

No signings that summer. Champions with 92 points, 16 points clear of Tottenham. Won 29, drew 5, lost 4; 85 scored, 28 conceded. Lost the FA Cup final to Liverpool. Won the League Cup, beating Stoke City in the final. Lost the Champions League final to Barcelona. Match of the season: Man City 1-3 Arsenal.

2017/18

Premier League
1st Premier League title · FA Cup

No signings that summer. Champions with 90 points, a point clear of Man City. Won 29, drew 3, lost 6; 90 scored, 26 conceded. Won the FA Cup, beating Norwich in the final. Went out of the League Cup in the fourth round. Went out of the Champions League in the last 16. Match of the season: Arsenal 5-0 Newcastle.

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