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3 Startling Transfers Arsene Wenger Has Made In His 20-year Stint With Arsenal

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Arsene Wenger has been known for his methods for signing players for his team throughout his career with the Gunners, as he tends to buy really cheap players and sell them for a really larger price afterwards.

In fact, he has admitted he even thinks about the team’s money as it was his own, and he’s been very successful with that philosophy during all those 20 years he’s been in charge of Arsenal, being the most consistent boss of his generation.

However, he hasn’t hesitated to break the bank in order to catch a player that’s not happy with his current team or that just needs a new environment to shine, as he’s shown the past few seasons when he acquired some of the finest talents for his squad. This time, we’ll review some of the 3 most shocking transfers Arsene Wenger has made for Arsenal in the past few seasons.

Mesut Ozil

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One of the most stunning signings of the Wenger era was definitely the world cup champion Mesut Ozil, who thrived alongside Cristiano Ronaldo and Karim Benzema during his tenure with Real Madrid before suddenly deciding he didn’t want to compete for a starting spot for Mourinho and wanted to leave right before the transfer window closed.

There were some controversial declarations from Mesut’s father regarding his signing for the gunners, but that didn’t stop Wenger from writing a big cheque so he could bring the German midfielder to his team and even if it didn’t pay off right away, Ozil has been one of the key pieces for Arsenal so far this season, showing a superb level as he did with Los Blancos from 2010 to 2014.