Arsenal signed five massive flops the same summer they bought 'King' Thierry Henry

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Arsene Wenger not only revolutionised Arsenal when he arrived at Highbury in 1996, he revolutionised English football too.Le Professeur, as he would become known, introduced new preparation methods, training drills and tactical ideas that had never been seen or thought of before in Blighty - the home of 'get rid of it, son' and 'get stuck in, lads!'.What also caught everyone's eye was Wenger's penchant for foreign players.

He's said to have convinced the club to sign Patrick Vieira just prior to joining, and added the likes of Marc Overmars, Emmanuel Petit, Nicolas Anelka, Freddie Ljungberg and Nwankwo Kanu over the next two seasons - though arguably his finest piece of business came in 1999.READ MORE: Arsene Wenger 'personally scouted' Gunners icon as 15-year-old before phoning his houseArsenal spent £11million on a little-known forward called Thierry Henry (you might have heard of him), who had spent the previous season playing wide left (and sometimes even wing back!!) for Juventus, scoring just three goals.Wenger knew Henry from their time together at Monaco and had complete faith in the youngster's ability to become a superstar, which is exactly what Henry did, making Wenger look a genius … though judging by his other signings that summer, maybe 'genius' is a bit much.Croatian striker Davor Suker arrived from Real Madrid, and despite netting (roughly) a goal every other game at the Bernabeu, he only scored eight times in the league before being carted off to West Ham on a free.In terms of value for money, who was Arsene Wenger's greatest signing at Arsenal?

Let us know what you think in the comments section below.The Gunners also splashed the cash on Brazilian full back Sylvinho, who made a decent impression on the.