Francis spent ten and a half seasons with us, joining from French side Laval in 2008 and made 160 first team appearances, also being part of the victorious FA Youth Cup-winning side of 2009.
Early in his career, Francis represented his country at every youth level from under-17 to under-21 and was part the squad, alongside Alex Lacazette, which won the European Under-19 Championship in 2010.
After spending much of his early Arsenal career on loan, Francis became a regular in first team squads, being an integral member of both our 2015 and 2017 FA Cup winning squads.