10 Strangest Arsenal Signings Of All Time

by Simon Collings

1. Sol Campbell

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So far this list has been made up of strange signings who turned out to be major flops, but at number one is Sol Campbell, whose move to Arsenal was a great success - so much so in fact that the centre back actually rejoined the club in the latter stages of his career.

However, there is no denying that Campbell€'s move was a strange one: the England international shocked everyone when he elected to leave arch rivals Tottenham for the Gunners, a move very few players have ever undertaken. Not surprisingly he became public enemy number one for Spurs fans, but at Highbury he became a Premier League and FA Cup winner, while also playing an integral role in the club€'s invincibles season of 2003/04.

Signed on a free, the transfer of Campbell was a masterstroke by Arsenal's then vice-chairman David Dein, getting the club to sanction a move despite the player€'s excessive wage demands. Campbell would prove to be worth every penny of his wage as he became a mainstay at the heart of the Arsenal defence. Strange, but superb.

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Simon is an NCTJ qualified sports journalist. He has conducted interviews with Tony Adams and Peter Shilton, while also having work published in The Daily Telegraph and The Sun. Follow him on Twitter via @sr_collings.