The 5 players Arsenal signed alongside Thierry Henry and how they fared
In the summer of 1999, Arsenal agreed to sign Thierry Henry from Juventus in an £11million deal and the rest is history.
Sent on as a replacement for fellow French striker Nicolas Anelka, himself one of the Premier League's best bargains, Henry scored 226 goals in 370 appearances over the next seven years, leaving for Barcelona as the best club goalscorer.
But the striker wasn't the only one to arrive at Arsenal that summer, and we've taken a closer look at the five other players the Gunners signed ahead of the 1999-00 season.
SylvinhoAfter being linked with a move to Tottenham, Sylivinho decided to join Arsenal instead, becoming the first Brazilian to sign for the club.
He replaced Nigel Winterburn in the flank and quickly made the left-back job his own, making 72 appearances in all competitions for the Gunners over two seasons.
Although he was voted in the PFA Team of the Year for the 2000-01 season, he was allowed to join Celta Vigo due to the emergence of a certain Ashley Cole.
"We only sold it because we had Ashley Cole and at some point we had to make a choice," said Arsene Wenger.
“It was difficult, but we are an English club and Ashley was an England international. However, both players were outstanding at the time in my opinion.”
Stefan MalzAfter failing with a £7m bid for Dietmar Hamann, Arsenal sought a cheaper alternative, signing Malz from 1860 Munich for £650,000.
In his first season at the club, the midfielder scored twice in 11 appearances, including a goal on his debut against Preston in the League Cup.
But he only featured three times as a substitute in the following campaign and then returned to his native Germany with Kaiserslautern.
Davor SuckerAfter winning the Golden Boot at the 1998 World Cup, expectations were high when Suker completed a £3.5m move to Arsenal from Real Madrid a year later.< /p>
The former Croatia international arrived at the club a day before Henry, but the pair had different fortunes in north London.
He was behind Henry, Dennis Bergkamp and Nwankwo Kanu in the pecking order and scored 11 goals in all competitions in his only season at Arsenal.
His last act for the Gunners was missing their first penalty in the shootout loss to Galatasaray in the 2000 UEFA Cup final.
Moritz-VolzVolz joined Arsenal from Schalke aged 16 and was a member of the successful academy team that won the FA Youth Cup in 2000 and 2001.
The defender has made just two League Cup appearances for Arsenal's first team, suffering defeat each time.
After loan spells at Wimbledon and Fulham, he joined the latter on a permanent deal in January 2004 and scored the 15,000th Premier League goal when he netted against Chelsea in 2006.
After retiring, he spent four years working as Arsenal's chief German scout and is now assistant coach at RB Leipzig.
Oleh LuzhnySigned after impressing in Dynamo Kyiv's run to the Champions League semi-finals, Luzhny acted as an understudy for Lee Dixon at Arsenal.
The right-back could never establish himself as a first-team regular but still made 110 appearances during his four years in north London, winning a Premier League title and two FA Cups.
His last appearance for the club - Arsenal's 2003 FA Cup success against Southampton - was among his best before he left to join Wolves.
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In the summer of 1999, Arsenal agreed to sign Thierry Henry from Juventus in an £11million deal and the rest is history.
Sent on as a replacement for fellow French striker Nicolas Anelka, himself one of the Premier League's best bargains, Henry scored 226 goals in 370 appearances over the next seven years, leaving for Barcelona as the best club goalscorer.
But the striker wasn't the only one to arrive at Arsenal that summer, and we've taken a closer look at the five other players the Gunners signed ahead of the 1999-00 season.
SylvinhoAfter being linked with a move to Tottenham, Sylivinho decided to join Arsenal instead, becoming the first Brazilian to sign for the club.
He replaced Nigel Winterburn in the flank and quickly made the left-back job his own, making 72 appearances in all competitions for the Gunners over two seasons.
Although he was voted in the PFA Team of the Year for the 2000-01 season, he was allowed to join Celta Vigo due to the emergence of a certain Ashley Cole.
"We only sold it because we had Ashley Cole and at some point we had to make a choice," said Arsene Wenger.
“It was difficult, but we are an English club and Ashley was an England international. However, both players were outstanding at the time in my opinion.”
Stefan MalzAfter failing with a £7m bid for Dietmar Hamann, Arsenal sought a cheaper alternative, signing Malz from 1860 Munich for £650,000.
In his first season at the club, the midfielder scored twice in 11 appearances, including a goal on his debut against Preston in the League Cup.
But he only featured three times as a substitute in the following campaign and then returned to his native Germany with Kaiserslautern.
Davor SuckerAfter winning the Golden Boot at the 1998 World Cup, expectations were high when Suker completed a £3.5m move to Arsenal from Real Madrid a year later.< /p>
The former Croatia international arrived at the club a day before Henry, but the pair had different fortunes in north London.
He was behind Henry, Dennis Bergkamp and Nwankwo Kanu in the pecking order and scored 11 goals in all competitions in his only season at Arsenal.
His last act for the Gunners was missing their first penalty in the shootout loss to Galatasaray in the 2000 UEFA Cup final.
Moritz-VolzVolz joined Arsenal from Schalke aged 16 and was a member of the successful academy team that won the FA Youth Cup in 2000 and 2001.
The defender has made just two League Cup appearances for Arsenal's first team, suffering defeat each time.
After loan spells at Wimbledon and Fulham, he joined the latter on a permanent deal in January 2004 and scored the 15,000th Premier League goal when he netted against Chelsea in 2006.
After retiring, he spent four years working as Arsenal's chief German scout and is now assistant coach at RB Leipzig.
Oleh LuzhnySigned after impressing in Dynamo Kyiv's run to the Champions League semi-finals, Luzhny acted as an understudy for Lee Dixon at Arsenal.
The right-back could never establish himself as a first-team regular but still made 110 appearances during his four years in north London, winning a Premier League title and two FA Cups.
His last appearance for the club - Arsenal's 2003 FA Cup success against Southampton - was among his best before he left to join Wolves.
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