11 Potential Inaugural Premier League Hall Of Fame Inductees

10. Patrick Vieira

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When Patrick Vieira joined Arsenal from AC Milan in 1996, some pundits saw it as a risky transfer. It may be easy to forget now considering how well the transfer panned out, but Vieira joined Arsenal after making just two appearances for AC Milan and fans thought the young star may have lost his crucial momentum as a player.

This proved to be entirely false though, as Vieira would go on to prove all the doubters wrong and become one of the best defensive minded players in Premier League history. From 1996 to his transfer to Juventus in 2005, Vieira played 279 games for Arsenal in all competitions and scored 29 goals.

Amongst Vieira's greatest club accomplishments in the Premier League was being part of The Invincibles of the 2003-04 season, where Arsenal became the first (and at present only) team in Premier League history to go an entire season unbeaten. Vieira won three Premier League titles in all and four FA Cups, one of which was with Manchester City in 2011.

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