8. Per Mertesacker – £16.72m
Was once labelled as a panic buy after his 2011 summer transfer deadline day arrival, but the German defender has since gone on to claim the World Cup, FA Cup and be named Arsenal’s vice-captain.
7. Olivier Giroud – £17.60m
The Arsenal forward is continuously ridiculed but recently joined an esteemed list in scoring his 50th goal for the club and his goals/game ratio continues to shrink.