Wenger was responsible for recruiting many of the club’s icons, with the likes of Thierry Henry and Patrick Vieira joining the club.
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However, he missed out on countless players who would’ve allowed for the now 72-year-old to enjoy more success during his time in charge at Highbury and the Emirates.
He also allowed one exciting young player to leave London in 2016, with the talent now excelling and undoubtedly one of the stars of European football in recent years.
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In an attempt to mount a push for the Premier League title for the 2016/17 season, he recruited heavily with the signings of Granit Xhaka, Shkodran Mustafi and Lucas Perez.
The trio cost the club just shy of £100m, but it’s safe to say two of the signings weren’t a hit at the Emirates - costing the club a huge amount of money for very little impact.
Mustafi and Perez both struggled to make an immediate impact and despite the club forking out over £50m on the aforementioned duo, they ultimately departed the club for a combined total of just £5m - a signal of the club’s poor business in the market.
However, they decided to permanently offload one star who has gone on to achieve massive things since his Arsenal exit during the summer of 2016, with his market value skyrocketing as a result.
Where are they now
Serge Gnabry’s market value after leaving Arsenal
After a failed loan stint to West Brom during the 2015/16 season, Arsenal decided to permanently replace offload winger Serge Gnabry to Bundesliga side Werder Bremen for just £5m - a deal that would undoubtedly come back to bite the Gunners.
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The now 29-year-old, who was previously dubbed a “future legend” by talent scout Jacek Kulig, has since moved to Bayern Munich - a move that would allow the German to star in Europe.
Gnabry has made 247 appearances for the German giants, scoring 88 times and playing a huge part in their Champions League triumph back in the 2019/20 season.
He even scored four times in one game against Arsenal’s bitter rivals Tottenham Hotspur during the same campaign - still having an impact against their North London rivals years after his departure.
However, as a result of his stellar displays in Germany, the winger has seen a huge increase in value, with Gnabry now valued at £33m as per Transfermarkt, although that isn't even his peak value.
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His subsequent value is an increase of around 560% on the fee the Gunners sold him for, with Wenger’s decision to offload the talent certainly looking like a mistake eight years on.
The decision to move him on was understandable given his poor loan spell at West Brom, however, another loan move could’ve helped ignite his promising career.
Serge Gnabry's market value since leaving Arsenal in 2016
As a result of the sale, Arsenal have been left to rue the transfer, with his talents certainly handing current boss Mikel Arteta another sensational attacking talent in his hopes of ending the club’s two-decade wait for a league title.
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