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#1 Robert Pires
Robert Pires is considered as one of the modern-day Premier League legends. He was one of the best players of the French contingent to play for Arsenal in the last decade.
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He joined Arsenal in 2000, after an initial struggle with the adjustment to the English football, the Frenchman became one of the key players at Highbury and ended up being the top assist-provider in the 2001-02 season, helping Arsenal secure the league title.
He emerged as a crucial component of 'The Invincibles' squad, scoring 14 goals and assisting 7 more in the 2003-04 season. He had the best spell of his career at Arsenal in the six years he spent with the club.
In 2006, when Wenger kept him out of the squad for crucial fixtures and with little hope of contract extension, the winger decided to leave the club for free to join Villareal in May 2006.
He remains one of the biggest players to have left the Emirates for free. He still had much more to offer, but sadly Arsenal were just not able to see that.
