Arsenal's 3 most successful January signings of the Premier League era

#1 Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang

Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang has become an Arsenal hero

Gabonese striker Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang joined Arsenal from Borussia Dortmund in January 2018 for a club-record fee of £56m, and despite the Gunners’ struggles over the past couple of seasons, you’d find it hard to make an Arsenal fan claim he’s been anything but a major hit.

Aubameyang scored on his debut for the club – a 5-1 win over Everton – and since then he’s barely looked back.

The speedy hitman scored 10 goals in just 13 Premier League appearances in his first half-season at the club, including 5 goals in his first 6 games, and he also chipped in with 4 assists, too.

When he scored the winner for the Gunners against Huddersfield Town on the final day of 2017-18, he became the final goalscorer under legendary boss Arsene Wenger before the Frenchman’s departure.

Aubameyang didn’t let up in his first full season at the club either, scoring 22 goals to become 2018-19’s Premier League Golden Boot winner alongside Sadio Mane and Mo Salah of Liverpool and endearing himself to Gunners’ fans forever thanks to his brace and assist in a 4-2 win over Tottenham.

The current season has seen him score 12 goals in just 18 appearances across all competitions – and he was named as club captain in November, confirming his spot as the current hero of Arsenal fans.

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