12. Emmanuel Petit
Arsenal’s arch-rivals Tottenham famously paid Petit’s taxi fare to Highbury after the then-Monaco midfielder had held talks with Spurs first! Thankfully for Gunners fans, Petit opted for the red half of North London in 1997 and went on to spend three hugely successful years at Arsenal, winning the Premier League and FA Cup double in his debut season. The World Cup winner cost Wenger a minimal £2.5m.
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