Six glorious years in our red and white means that Robert Pires is an Arsenal hero now, but 25 years ago he arrived in north London with some big shoes to fill.
On this day a quarter of a century ago, Arsene Wenger armed himself for Marc Overmars' departure to Barcelona by snapping up the World Cup and Euro 2000 winner for a bargain £5 million. It would prove to be some of the best business the club had ever seen.
While a flying Dutchman was heading out the door, Pires added different qualities to Wenger's Arsenal.