There was a lot of negativity directed towards Wenger who only made one important transfer last summer. There has been a lot of criticism even after he signed Sanchez and Ozil, mostly because Arsenal did not act during the winter transfer window. Most expect some major transfer to go down by the end of the month but the truth is that no such move is to be made. There are some other trails to follow, trails that lead to players with promising careers and a possible bright future at Emirates Stadium. Looking over the past decade we will see that even without spending stellar amounts of money, Wenger did the club right and secured the signatures of players of excellent quality. He did fail a couple of times but only when getting players who came with a loan contract. ESPN put together a list of names brought in during January, names that had impact on the team for more than season.

1. Nacho Monreal – he is probably one of the most unexpected moves to have succeeded at Emirates. Not many expected to see the Spaniard turn into one of the best left-backs of the Premier League. He was brought in from Malaga for £8m and became the number one choice for the Gunners. Since 2013 Monreal doubled his price and is now the player to use regardless of the difficulty of the game.
2. Emmanuel Adebayor – January 2006 was the year in which Arsenal paid £3m for the Togo striker who became one of the best forwards in the club’s recent history. He ended his Arsenal run with an average of almost 1 goal every two matches and was sold to City for £20million.
3. Theo Walcott – this brilliant young winger who feels like he has been around for ages despite being only 26, came to Emirates one the 20^th of January 2006. Wenger paid £12m in total after starting with first payment of £5m. If it weren’t for the injuries that affected his development, Walcott would be a lot further in his career right now. Despite all that he is still deemed as one of the best players in the world and is now valued at £25m.

Fans should think about these names, names that did not mean anything for anyone other than Wenger. More trust should be invested in the Frenchman’s choices who truly knows what he is doing.