#2 Andre Santos
When Gael Clichy decided that the time was right to up sticks and move to Manchester City, Wenger needed to find a suitable replacement at left-back. Someone who had a bit of zip to their game, who would overlap at will and provide a decent attacking threat when required, but who would ostensibly be purchased for his defensive attributes.
Step forward, Andre Santos. Remember him Arsenal fans?
Signed from Fenerbahce in 2011 for £6m, it’s fair to say that he wasn’t too well known outside of the Turkish league at the time...and with good reason, as it turned out.
The left-back could rarely be found in the position, so keen was he to join the Arsenal attack at every given opportunity. Clichy, and Ashley Cole before him, at least had the nous as to time the runs forward rather than being completely gung-ho.
Far too often, the Gunners were exposed down their left side with Santos caught way out of position, and from the very early stages of his Gunners career, it was clear that this marriage wouldn’t last long.
He managed just 15 games in his debut campaign and that was almost halved to eight in 2012/13 before he joined Gremio.
