Kevin Campbell, Paul Merson, John Hartson, Nicolas Anelka, Davar Sucker, Francis Jeffers, Jose Antonio Reyes, Julio Baptista, Eduardo, Park Chu-Young, Lucas Podolsky, Lucas Perez, alexander lacazette And… Gabriel Jesus.
the former Manchester City Striker Jesus completes £45million move armory on a five-year deal and It took just 90 seconds to open his account on debut against Nuremberg.
The Brazilian star is wearing the No. 9 shirt, joining the list of great and not-so-fabulous players to wear the famous number in the Premier League era.
Some have said that the shirt number is a curse after several high-profile flops, including ‘Fox in the Box’ Francis Jeffers, South Korean Park Choo-young and Lucas Perez among the major disappointments.
But Nicolas Anelka, Lukas Podolski and Eduardo proved to be fan favorites with the Gunners wearing No.
So sportsmail Watches every player don the number as Jesus aims to be the first real unqualified success wearing that shirt.
Gabriel Jesus completes £45m move from Manchester City to Arsenal
He took just 90 seconds to score his first goal in an Arsenal shirt against Nuremberg on Friday
The Brazilian star took the number 9 shirt from the late Alexandre Lacazette
But Arsenal’s number nine is said to be damned after several high-profile flops in the shirt
Francis Jeffers didn’t workout at Arsenal
Francis Jeffers
Arsenal sprayed £8m on 20-year-old Jeffers after a promising start at Everton, but the Liverpudlian struggled with pressure and multiple injuries.
In three seasons with the Toffees, he scored 18 league goals.
By the end of his career, he would go from the Premier League to League Two with Accrington Stanley in nine more full seasons, equaling only that tally in English football.
The Maltese had even more disappointing spells with Floriana in the Premier League, and scored twice in 26 games for the Newcastle Jets in Australia.
He scored eight goals in all competitions for Arsenal – a fourth in an FA Cup tie against Farnborough Town.
julio baptista
He was the first Brazilian to wear a nine at Emirates Stadium after his move from the former Stadium Highbury.
Baptista spent one season on loan from Real Madrid, but scored only three goals in 24 Premier League appearances.
He netted four times at Anfield – before Andrey Arshavin did so – in a 6–3 League Cup victory, even before missing a penalty, but that one match provided almost half the goals he scored. Made throughout the season.
Baptista then missed another spot-kick on the last day of the campaign. Arsenal did not bring him back.
Brazilian indebted Julio Baptista scored four against Liverpool in a 6–3 League Cup win, but scored only three goals in 24 Premier League appearances and did not return.
park chu-young
In one of the most bizarre signings in Arsenal history, Park Choo-young was arrested from French side Monaco in the summer of 2011 – the same window he signed Gervinho and Andre Santos.
The Gunners saw Lillee on the day of the transfer deadline for the South Korean, who was having a therapy with Lillee, but received a call in his hotel room and he was dismissed from the Premier League side.
Wenger had a reputation for signing relatively unknown, young up-and-coming talent from around the world – but at 25, Parks didn’t fit that category.
He was given the number 9 shirt – it appeared he would be a regular starter up front – but scored just one goal in two years against Bolton in the League Cup, racking up just eight minutes of Premier League action.
South Korean Park Choo-young has one of the most bizarre signings in club history
Lucas Perez
It was little surprise when Arsenal reported former Karpati Lviv and PAOK striker Lukas Perez for £17m in August 2016, even though he has enjoyed a 17-goal season in LaLiga Deportivo.
The Spaniard scored a Champions League hat-trick against Basel, but managed only four other goals in his solitary season in north London, scoring only one Premier League goal.
When his number 9 shirt was passed on to Lacazette, he was furious, telling the Spanish website La Voz de Galicia: ‘The point of taking the shirt number without asking me to give it to a partner is to give me the last straw. looks like.
‘I can’t continue like this. I have given everything, but that is not reciprocal, so I can’t stand it anymore. I feel cheated.
“In February, I was not allowed to go to China with the promise that I would play more and after that I would get even fewer chances. Shirt number is an ugly gesture.
Ouch.
Spaniard Lucas Perez furious when his No. 9 shirt was taken off and given to Lacazette
Nicolas Anelka
Talented forward Anelka was just 17 years old and had 12 senior appearances to her name when Wenger bought her from Paris Saint-Germain for £500,000.
The teenager was a bright spark at Highbury, scoring nine times in his first full season, including one in the FA Cup Final, as he beat 17 in 35 games the following year before finishing Golden Boot runner-up in the home double. had won.
Real Madrid then signed him for £22.3 million, giving Arsenal a huge advantage and allowing them to build a world-class training ground and signing Thierry Henry, who did the OK in red and white, if any. remembers.
Although he went under a slight cloud, his time at Arsenal was successful on the pitch.
Talented Frenchman Nicolas Anelka Scored A Lot Of Goals But Left The Gunners Under A Cloud
honorable mention
Kevin Campbell 9 at Arsenal in the Premier League, but scored only four goals before scoring 15 the following season, when it Paul Merson,
‘Mersey’ was extremely popular with fans, but only lasted one season under Arsene Wenger and was relegated to Middlesbrough.
Croatian dawar sukar He had a strong goalscoring record for his country and Real Madrid, but scored just seven times in his only season at Arsenal, missing a penalty in the UEFA Cup final loss against Galatasaray.
German Lukas Podolski (above) was a No. 9 star who was a cult favorite among supporters.
spanish Jose Antonio ReyesThose who once scored in the club’s first six league games in their first full season had the talent to succeed but struggled to perform consistently in the physically demanding world of English football.
He controversially told a radio DJ posing as Real Madrid chief Emilio Butragueno in a prank phone call: ‘I wish I was playing for Real Madrid. If I don’t (playing for Real) then I will have to play with some bad guys.’
Homesickness and a racism storm involving then-Spain boss Luis Aragones and Arsenal teammate Thierry Henry eventually saw him return to Spain. He tragically died in a car accident in 2019 at the age of 35.
Lucas Podolsky, Edward and… Gabriel Jesus?
But there were also several stars who made a positive impression on fans in the No. 9 shirt: Lukas PodolskyFor example, Germany did not live up to its record of excellent international goals, but was popular among supporters.
The German’s traction engine of one shot and a respectable record of 19 goals in 60 league games marked him as one of the better signings on this list.
Jesus has the versatility and pedigree to succeed at Arsenal – and Gunners manager Mikel Arteta (above) will hope he can put all the previous failures of No.
Similarly, the Brazilian-born forward Eduardo da Silva The Gunners had a cult hero among fans.
The Croatian international had a magical left foot and was a classy playwright and deadly striker, best represented by his brilliant improvised ‘middle goal’ against Burnley in 2009.
His career was never the same after a terrific leg-breaking tackle by Birmingham’s Martin Taylor, and he left with a record of 21 goals in 67 appearances – it could and should have been more.
Now it’s Jesus’ turn. He’s probably not a natural out-and-out striker, but should prove an improvement over the shirt’s previous holder nonetheless, alexander lacazetteJoe left on a free transfer to join former club Lyon this summer.
Jesus has the versatility and pedigree to succeed at Arsenal – and Mikel Arteta will hope he can put all his previous failures at No.