How many arsenal players have gone to barcelona

Mead's increase in form has coincided with that of a number of her teammates and has seen Arsenal hold firm to the top of the WSL since the start of the season. This is the Danish side's first time in the Champions League after winning their first-ever top flight title last season in the Elitedivisionen.

It's nice to have the depth that if during a game I feel like there's nothing left in the tank that Nikita [Parris], Tobin [Heath], Katie [McCabe], Mana [Iwabuchi] or whoever can come on and make a difference and vice versa. Skip to main content Skip to navigation. Mead: Barca schooled us but we have learned. Harry Kane's England hat-trick a timely reminder of what the striker can do.

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Italy WC spot on hold after draw with Switzerland. Sala plane organiser given month jail term. Alex Song is another Arsenal name who probably laments his decision to ever sign for Barcelona. The defensive midfielder had finally established himself as a starting figure at the Emirates when he got the call from the La Liga outfit.

Alexis Sanchez is one of the most hated players at North London but at one point he was the most loved. He could never settle into the disciplined system at the Blaugrana, especially next to a footballing maven like Lionel Messi. Sanchez torched opposition defences with his skill, balance and pace on the ball. Arsene Wenger gave him the freedom to run free on the left flank and the winger quickly started to instil fear onto Premier League defenders.

Going one-on-one with him was a nightmare for fullbacks and he himself knew it. Pretty soon, Sanchez started to be appreciated as one of the best players in the English top-flight but his ambitions were not being matched by Arsenal. The South American wanted to win trophies but the Gunners were stuck to finishing 4th almost every season. When his contract entered the final season, he expressed a desire to either leave the club or demanded outlandish wages to stay.

Wenger had no choice but to find some way to shift him out and found a Jose Mourinho-run Manchester United to be willing takers. Sylvinho was the first Brazilian player to ever sign for Arsenal in and immediately got to earn a first-team spot, replacing an ageing Nigel Winterburn. Sylvinho was then sold off to Celta Vigo after only two seasons at the Highbury. A speedster from a very young age, Marc Overmars came into the Highbury in from Ajax. Overmars was an immediate hit at North London, scoring 16 goals in his debut Premier League season.

One of his goals which is fondly remembered by Gunners fans was in the Cup Final win against Newcastle when he beat Shay Given. Gilberto Silva arrived that summer and after making only 20 league appearances the following campaign, the Dutchman left for Barca on loan. Manager Frank Rijkaard moved him to left-back, to good effect, before signing him permanently a year later. Together, they won two Spanish titles and the Champions League in - ironically against Arsenal - a year before Van Bronckhorst departed for Feyenoord.

It took the Frenchman just two seasons to achieve it - part of an unprecedented sextuple - but a disappointing final season saw him sold to New York Red Bulls, from whom he rejoined the Gunners on loan in But after eight seasons and only a solitary FA Cup to show for it, the Catalan was finally able to fulfill his boyhood dream by returning to Barca.