Evolution of Arsenal squad: from Arsene Wenger’s last season to Mikel Arteta's first full campaign

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Evolution of Arsenal squad: from Arsene Wenger’s last season to Mikel Arteta's first full campaign

Season 2017/18

Summer 2017 transfers

Outs

Yaya Sanogo (free), Wojciech Szczesny (£10m), Gabriel Paulista (£10m), Kieran Gibbs (£7m), Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain (£35m).

Ins

Net spend: - £15.5m

Arsenal XI in the opening game vs Leicester City (a 4-3 home win): Cech; Kolasinac, Monreal, Holding; Oxlade-Chamberlain, Xhaka, Elneny, Bellerin; Welbeck, Ozil, Lacazette.

January 2018 transfers

Outs

Francis Coquelin (£12m), Theo Walcott (£20m), Alexis Sanchez (swap), Olivier Giroud (£18m), Mathieu Debuchy (free).

Ins

Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (£56m), Henrikh Mkhitaryan (swap), Konstantinos Mavropanos (£1.8m).

Net spend: £7.8m

2017/18 results

  • Premier League: 6th
  • Europa League: semifinal
  • Carabao Cup: runners-up
  • FA Cup: 3rd round

Season 2018/19

Summer 2018 transfers

Outs

Santi Cazorla (free), Per Mertesacker (retired), Jack Wilshere (free), Lucas Perez (£4m), David Ospina (loan).

Ins

Stephan Lichtsteiner (free), Bernd Leno (£22.5m), Sokratis Papastathopoulos (£14m), Lucas Torreira (£27m), Matteo Guendouzi (£8m).

Net spend: £67.5m

Arsenal's XI in the opening game vs Man City (a 2-0 loss): Cech, AMN, Sokratis, Mustafi, Bellerin; Xhaka, Guendouzi; Mkhitaryan, Ramsey, Ozil; Aubameyang.

Subs: Leno, Holding, Lichtsteiner, Elneny, Torreira, Iwobi, Lacazette.

January 2019 transfers

Outs

Ins

Denis Suarez (loan).

2018/19 results

  • Premier League: 5th
  • Europa League: runners-up
  • Carabao Cup: quarter-final
  • FA Cup: 4th round

Season 2019/20

Summer 2019 transfers

Outs

David Ospina (£4.5m), Krystian Bielik (£9.5m), Takuma Asano (£0.9m), Laurent Koscielny (£4.6m), Alex Iwobi (£35m), Aaron Ramsey (free), Stephan Lichtsteiner (free), Nacho Monreal (£0.5m); Saliba, Henrikh Mkhitaryan, Eddie Nketiah, Mohamed Elneny (all on loan).

Ins

Gabriel Martinelli (£6m), William Saliba (£27m), Nicolas Pepe (£72m), Kieran Tierney (£25m), David Luiz (£8m), Dani Ceballos (loan).

Net spend: £83m

Arsenal's XI in the opening PL game (a 1-0 win): Leno, Monreal, Sokratis, Chambers, AMN; Xhaka, Guendouzi, Willock; Nelson, Mkhitaryan, Aubameyang.

Subs: Martinez, David Luiz, Ceballos, Torreira, Martinelli, Lacazette, Pepe.

January 2020 transfers

Outs

Dinos Mavropanos (Nurnberg), Emile Smith Rowe (Huddersfield).

Ins

Cedric Soares and Pablo Mari (both on loan).

2019/20 results

  • Premier League: 8th
  • Europa League: last 32
  • Carabao Cup: 4th round
  • FA Cup: winners

Season 2020/2021

Summer 2020 transfers

Outs

Mkhitaryan (free), Emi Martinez (£20m); Lucas Torreira, Dinos Mavropanos, Matteo Guendouzi (all on loan).

Ins

Willian (free), Gabriel (£27m), Thomas Partey (£45m), Alex Runarsson (£1.8m), Cedric Soares (free) and Pablo Mari (£14m), Dani Ceballos (loan).

Net spend: £67.8m

Arsenal's XI in the opening game (a 3-0 win): Leno, AMN, Tierney, Gabriel, Holding, Bellerin; Xhaka, Elneny; Aubameyang, Willian, Lacazette.

Subs: Macey, Kolasinac, Ceballos, Willock, Saka, Pepe, Nketiah.

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