9) Emmanuel Petit (Chelsea)
One of Arsene Wenger’s finest signings, Emmanuel Petit arrived at Highbury as a little-known French defender, before becoming one of the club’s finest midfielders in the modern era as his classy displays alongside Patrick Vieira helped the Gunners to the double in his first season at the club.
Petit later made the move that so many other Arsenal greats have made and joined Barcelona, before returning a few years later to play for their London rivals Chelsea.
This was pre-Roman Abramovich, however, and as such two teams were not direct rivals in the same way as now, meaning the Frenchman is still largely loved by Arsenal fans in a way that some others on this list won’t be.
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