In January 2023, Arsenal missed out on £86M Mudryk and signed Trossard for £26m instead.
One became embroiled in a doping scandal. The other helped deliver Arsenal's league title.
Why mention the £26m fee today?
Because it's been exactly 26 days since Arsenal won the league.
The amount of Bukayo Saka pics with the Premier League title come Sunday… timeline is gonna be crazy man 😭
Forever indebted to this guy, he’s carried this club on his back through so much pain
When Kai Havertz suffered a knee injury on the Premier League’s opening weekend, Arsenal knew they needed to act. Andrea Berta initially proposed signing another striker, with Inter’s Francesco Pio Esposito one of the names floated.
Instead, they pivoted to sign a different kind of match-winner, snatching Eberechi Eze away from rivals Tottenham. Arsenal worked tirelessly to complete the necessary paperwork that enabled them to parade Eze ahead of the next fixture against Leeds.
While their contracts specialist James King was dealing with the small print, Eze circled the Emirates Stadium in a car waiting for the green light. In the end, of course, it all worked out. ✅🙏 [@gunnerblog]
Mikel Arteta was at home tonight. He watched Arsenal secure a Premier League Title after 22 years surrounded by his family.
I leave you with this to remember tonight.
It will always be about the people who show up when its not easy to support you but they see the vision.