#3 Ashley Cole
Now plying his trade for LA Galaxy in the MLS, former-England international Cole kick-started his career at the turn of the century with Arsenal. Cole was a boyhood Gunners fan and signed his first professional contract for the club in February 2000.
The Englishman had a short loan spell across the English capital with Crystal Palace before he became a regular starter for Wenger and eventually went on to win two Premier League titles with the North-London side, the first in the 2001/02 season and the second in the 2003/04 ‘invincibles’ campaign.
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The left-back, frustrated by Arsenal’s renewed contract offer in 2006, transferred to Chelsea where he spent the most part of his career. After publically making evident his reconciliation with Arsenal, Cole went on to have a very successful career with the Blues, being a part of the first ever London club to win the Champions League in 2012 and, of course, lifting the Premier League crown with his second club and for the third time overall in the 2009/10 season.
