🚨 Arsenal nearly lost him, now he's their player of the season - how the transfer window rewrote this Gunners star's career

A comeback for the ages...

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Much has been made of Arsenal’s busy transfer window this summer, but an under-appreciated aspect of it is now coming to light.

For all the excitement of what the new arrivals will bring, perhaps the most heartening things for Arsenal fans right now is the player who’s been awoken from his slumber as a result of having more competition.