Francis Jeffers
It’s the famous Francis Jeffers who ranks number one as Arsene Wenger’s worst signing ever. The fresh faced talent arrived to much fanfare for £8m in 2001, with Arsene Wenger memorably describing him as a ‘fox in the box’. However his fame doesn’t come for his goals or footballing ability, but more for his lack of it.
He was awful in an Arsenal shirt and has unfortunately for him became a symbol of bad transfers everywhere as he barely got a chance to kick a ball for the Gunners after some inept performances in his early career.
For those too young to remember him, he was the modern day equivalent of Andy Carroll – without the goals.