5 Greatest Arsene Wenger Signings At Arsenal

#2 Robin van Persie

Van Persie enjoyed a productive stint at Arsenal despite his niggling injuries

Arsene Wenger has always been a genius in getting players at a premium cost, but signing Robin van Persie for £2.75 million was more than just a bargain. The Dutch international, like Thierry Henry, started his career as a winger, but was successfully converted into a striker by Wenger.

Van Persie ended up scoring 132 goals in 280 appearances for the Gunners before acrimoniously opting to join rivals Manchester United in the summer of 2012. The season before that move, he netted 26 times in the Premier League to propel Arsenal to the Champions League.

Van Persie may have often endured an injury-hit stint with Arsenal, but he was always on song when fit and that makes him one of Wenger’s best ever signings.