Arsenal pulled off a masterclass in 2012 when they signed midfielder Santi Cazorla from Malaga, and they secured him for a cut-price fee. Cazorla only spent one year at Malaga after leaving Villarreal, but the Spanish side underwent serious financial troubles after significant investment in the squad. This meant that they urgently needed to make sales, and as Cazorla was one of their key sellable assets, he brought in a fee of around £15m as he moved to Arsene Wenger’s side. The midfielder impressed immediately, drawing a round of applause from the Arsenal squad after his very first training s…