Death, Mom and Arsenal buy people from Chelsea, which is three things that seem to be immutable in an increasingly crazy world.
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The latest name extends the list of people who leave West London to join the ranks of the Gunners north of the capital, Noni Madueke, bringing the total number of players moving from Stamford Bridge to Emirates in the Premier League era to 11 people, after Kepa Arrizabalaga also docked Arsenal in early summer.
Surfing the comments on social networks, it is not difficult to realize that Arsenal fans are not excited about this deal, especially in the context of Chelsea just crowned Club World Cup, and Madueke himself has never really made a mark in Stamford Bridge.
But is it fair not to equate all contracts from Chelsea are “waste goods”? Please join On the pitch Summarizing and ranking the deals to Arsenal from Chelsea notable in recent years, from short -term loan contracts to buying.
Kai havertz
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If Madueke needs a mirror to see that the original prejudice is not everything, then Kai Havertz is the brightest example.
Arriving at the Emirates in June 2023 for 65 million pounds, the price that made many people shake their heads, Havertz was also suspicious because no one would know where he would kick in the diagram of Mikel Arteta. However, the Spanish coach resolutely put his faith in a talent that is in decline and calls for fans to support Havertz.
The fans have obeyed. And when the song “Waka Waka” echoed throughout the stands, Havertz also gradually rediscovered himself and became the most successful contract from Chelsea in Arsenal's Premier League history. At least up to this point.
Jorginho
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After pursuing Moises Caicedo in vain, the last chosen … Chelsea, Arsenal were forced to recruit Jorginho in the last hours of the January 2023 transfer.
Despite being a patchy choice, Jorginho quickly won the hearts of the fans with the calmness and experience in the middle. Moments make a brand? A long shot caused the ball to bounce, hit the head of goalkeeper Emiliano Martinez and flew into the net against Aston Villa.
Despite mainly playing the substitute, Jorginho always knows how to shine at the right time, especially in the “nail” matches like before Newcastle or Liverpool.
Yossi Benayoun
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A name that is easily forgotten in the “crazy” at the end of August 2011, when Arsenal frantically shopping after the 8-2 loss to Manchester United.
Benayoun is just a loan contract, but it is an extremely stable link in that season. He was trusted by Wenger in big matches, even wearing the captain's armband in the quarterfinals of the Carabao Cup against Manchester City. It sounds weird, until you look at other strange names that day like Park Chu-Young, Marouane Chamakh or Sebastien Squillaci.
David Luiz
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Remembering Luiz, many people will agree: “Oh, his Arsenal time is a disaster!” But if you calmly look back, are you really bad?
It is true that Luiz had to receive up to 3 red cards in two seasons, but the Brazilian player was a seasoned voice between a youthful dressing room. He also played very well in the semi-final and FA Cup 2020 final, where Arsenal defeated … Chelsea with a score of 2-1.
Petr Cech
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The fact that Arsenal recruited Cech was like entering a relationship with a person who clearly had feelings for his ex.
Cech joined Arsenal at 2015 at the age of 33, after 11 years of sticking with Chelsea. Despite the beautiful moments in the new shirt, the love story between Arsenal and Cech has never reached the peak as in Stamford Bridge.
The fact that Cech returned to Chelsea was a technical and performance advisor, only 23 days after the last match in the Arsenal shirt (and that was the 1-4 Chelsea defeat to the Europa League 2019 final) as a confirmation for that.
William Gallas
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A confusing decision from Arsene Wenger, when handing the captain's armband to Gallas instead of Gilberto Silva after Thierry Henry left Barca in the summer of 2007.
And it was a wrong move. Surely the Gunners' fans still remember Gallas's collapse image on the backyard after the Birmingham draw, or the times when criticizing the public teammates, they have damaged the spirit of a young squad.
Not to mention, Gallas was controversial when wearing a … 10, the legendary shirt of Dennis Bergkamp even though he was a center -back.
Lassana Diarra
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It is difficult to evaluate a player where Arsenal's time is only 5 months.
Diarra docked Emirates on the last day of the 2007 summer transfer window, but could not squeeze into the midfield when Cesc Fabregas and Mathieu Flamini are forming a couple too much. He only played 4 matches in the Premier League.
In December, Diarra went to the newspaper to leave bluntly: “I want to leave Arsenal. ” Two weeks later, the desire of the French player became a reality when he moved to Portsmouth.
Raheem sterling
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“You are about to see my best version“ Sterling declared confident in the video released after joining Arsenal on loan on the day of closing the transfer book last summer.
Unfortunately, that did not happen. Having had a successful working time with Arteta in Man City, it was expected that Sterling would revive in the Emirates. But Sterling was so bad that Arteta would rather rank a striker midfielder (Mikel Merino) than tossing Sterling.
Willian
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Do you think that only fans can doubt the transfer of Arsenal? Back in the summer of 2020, when skepticism reaches its peak. That's right, signing a 3 -year contract with a towering salary with a 32 -year -old Willian is the decision that everyone has to shake their heads.
Willian started to dream with two assists in his debut against Fulham, but then quickly showed that he did not belong to Arsenal. When a young but booming name Bukayo Saka emerged in the right corridor, Willian was officially “killed”.
Until today, the nightmare called Willian is still the main reason why the Gunners fans trembled every time the home team recruited people from Chelsea. In the long list, Willian is probably the worst deal.
According to the New York Times