Wenger's 5 best Arsenal signings according to AI - with four Invincibles picked

Arsenal legend Arsene Wenger made a number of shrewd signings during his 22-year reign as Gunners boss and fans will have differing opinions on who the best was.

In the eyes of many, look no further than Thierry Henry. The Frenchman became the club's record goalscorer after joining in the summer of 1999 for Juventus. Others may feel Patrick Vieira is more worthy of the gong, given the mercurial midfielder lifted two Premier League titles as Gunners captain.

However, debate no more - Chat GPT is here to spare us from the endless arguments among Arsenal supporters as the AI tool has taken the liberty of putting together a five-man list of Wenger's best-ever transfers as Gunners boss.

Four of the players named all played integral parts in the iconic 2003/04 season, which saw the club lift the Premier League while going unbeaten for the whole campaign. Without further ado, here are the best Wenger signings in Arsenal history according to Chat GPT.

1 - Thierry Henry

Purchased for £11m, Henry joining Arsenal in 1999 actually saw him reunite with Wenger. The pair worked together at Monaco and that allowed the then-Gunners manager to gain insight into how the forward would fare in England.

Henry spent eight years in north London during his first spell at Arsenal, before returning briefly in early 2012 for a six-month loan spell. In those combined stints, he bagged 228 goals for the club and is widely recognised not only as Wenger's best signing, but the best Premier League player in history.

2 - Patrick Vieira

Vieira was another example of how Wenger's superior knowledge of the French market allowed Arsenal to gain the upper hand. Purchased in 1996 from AC Milan, the centre-midfielder dominated the middle of the park with a perfect mix of physicality and technical quality.

The France international's battles with Manchester United icon Roy Keane helped define an era of the Premier League where Arsenal would fight with the Red Devils for the title season upon season.

3 - Sol Campbell

The subject of arguably the most controversial transfer in British football history, Campbell made the move from Tottenham to Arsenal in July 2001. In doing so, the centre-back instantly made himself a Gunners legend and burned every possible bridge back at Spurs in the process.

During his time in the red half of north London, Campbell won two Premier League titles and three FA Cups. And the best part was, he cost Arsenal absolutely nothing, with Wenger persuading him to make the trip down Seven Sisters road once his Spurs contract had expired.

4 - Robert Pires

Often overshadowed by fellow countrymen Henry and Vieira, Pires was also a stunning talent for the Gunners after he joined from Marseille in 2000. The Frenchman managed to contribute with plenty of goals from out on the left, including a memorable winner at Anfield.

Pires left in the summer of 2006 to join Spanish outfit Villarreal, but is remembered fondly by the Arsenal faithful and is rightly regarded as a club legend. The winger was good value for a big-game goal and managed to net against rivals Spurs nine times across all competitions.

5 - Cesc Fabregas

The player with undeniably the most complex Arsenal legacy on the list. Purchased as a youngster from Barcelona, Fabregas was very much the poster boy for the post-Invincibles Arsenal era.

Supremely gifted, the fact that Fabregas only won a single FA Cup as an Arsenal player does not truly represent how magnificent he was with the Gunners. In 2011, he returned to the Camp Nou, a transfer the Emirates faithful could stomach.

It was his return to London three years later that stung, as this time he donned the blue of Chelsea rather than the red of Arsenal. Some Gunners have never forgiven Fabregas for the transfer.