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Arsenal's five biggest success stories from StatDNA scouting system to find transfers
Arsenal have had varying levels of success in the transfer market over the years, it is fair to say.Even during Arsene Wenger’s later years, the Gunners managed to snap up players who went on to become heroes at the Emirates Stadium.However, perhaps Arsenal should have had an even bigger success rate, based on their multimillion pound scouting system.Back in 2012, the Premier League side took a ‘Moneyball’ approach, helped by their in-depth scouting system called StatDNA, that crunches every single conceivable statistic to suggest potential signings.According to Jon Smith’s book The Deal: Inside the World of a Super-Agent, Wenger was a firm believer in the system, and had a matrix drawn up that players had to meet before they were signed.It