1996 was a significant year for Arsenal, as the greatest manager in the history of the club, and one of the best-ever players, both joined. There was plenty of speculation over who would become the next Arsenal manager in the summer of 1996, and Arsene Wenger was widely believed to be taking over. However, he still had to see out his contract at Nagoya Grampus Eight. Wenger was still conducting behind the scenes though, and he instructed David Dein to sign two players in anticipation of his arrival. On August 14th 1996, Arsenal signed Patrick Vieira, and the rest is history. Wenger confirmed h…
