Signed for £6million as a replacement for Marc Overmars, Pires had a slow start with the Gunners but eventually his class told. He won two Premier League titles and two FA Cups as well as being named FWA Player of the Year in 2002, and making the Team of the Season three times before leaving for Villarreal.
The winger has been with the Cherries since 2010, meaning he has come up all the way from League One to the Premier League with Eddie Howe’s side.