Having seen Ian Wright and Nicolas Anelka both depart within the space of 12 months, Arsenal entered the summer of 1999 in major need of a world class striker. Wenger pinpointed the top scorer of the 1998 World Cup as his man. Davor Suker was supposed to be the new superstar, but would only last one season before moving on. The 1998 Ballon dOr runner-up had joined from Real Madrid, which is testimony to his obvious quality. Sadly, that form was never replicated on English shores The Croats distinctly average performances were matched by a lack of goals and hed eventually be shipped out to West Ham United after just one term at Highbury. His last contribution in a Gunners shirt was a missed penalty in the UEFA Cup final shootout loss to Galatasaray, having only been introduced with five minutes of extra-time remaining. A fitting tribute to his underwhelming spell at the club.
