Not long after Arsene Wenger stepped into his role as Arsenal manager in 1996, he was tapping into the global transfer market.
From then on, doing things like getting rid of Anders Limpar and replacing him with Eddie McGoldrick were a thing of the past.
However, for all the quality he brought it, even Wenger made mistakes.
Here, Press Association Sport's Mark Mann-Bryans looks at a few forgettable recruits.
PARK CHU-YOUNG: SIGNED FROM MONACO IN AUGUST 2011 - £4million
ARSENAL GAMES: 7 South Korea international Park was undergoing a medical at Lille when he learned of Arsenal's interest in the summer of 2011 and left the hotel he had been staying in to head to London and complete a dream move to the Premier League.
ARSENAL GOALS: 1