Top 10: Inspired Premier League signings 10. Joe Hart | Shrewsbury Town to Manchester City Before reading this, remember: form is temporary, class is permament. Joe Hart will be back to his brilliant best before too long. Manchester City signed the current England No. 1 goalkeeper from Shrewsbury Town in 2006 - for the bargain price of £600,000 9. Ole Gunnar Solskjaer | Molde to Manchester United Plucked from Molde in 1996, Sir Alex Ferguson brought Norway striker Ole Gunnar Solskjaer to Old Trafford for the bargain price of £1.5m. 8. Dennis Bergkamp | Inter Milan to Arsenal In 1995, things werent going to plan for Dutch striker Dennis Bergkamp, who had left Ajax two years earlier. He needed to leave Inter Milan in order to resurrect his career - and thats where Arsene Wenger stepped in. The Arsenal boss recognised the forwards extraordinary talent and did not hesitate to spend £7.5m on his services. 7. Patrick Vieira | AC Milan to Arsenal The France international was a key part of the Gunners Invincibles side, which went unbeaten throughout the 2003/04 season. 6. Gianfranco Zola | Parma to Chelsea Ruud Gullit may not have enjoyed a long, successful managerial career at Chelsea - but Blues fans will always be grateful to the Dutch legend, who signed Gianfranco Zola for £4.5m in November 1996. 5. Didier Drogba | Marseille to Chelsea At £24m, Didier Drogba is the most expensive signing on this list. But its impossible to argue that this was anything but an inspired piece of business. 4. Frank Lampard | West Ham to Chelsea Lampard cost £11m - but after 12 years of service and 207 goals, even £35m would look a bargain now. 3. Gareth Bale | Southampton to Tottenham In May 2007, Tottenham completed the £5m signing of the Wales international who would go on to become the most expensive footballer in history just six years later. 2. Thierry Henry | Juventus to Arsenal After flopping at Juventus, Arsene Wengers decision to spend £11m on French striker Thierry Henry in 1999 was a gamble which could have backfired spectacularly. 1. Cristiano Ronaldo | Sporting Lisbon to Manchester United In 2003, after playing against Sporting Lisbon in a pre-season friendly, the terrorised Manchester United players made their feelings to Sir Alex Ferguson crystal clear: sign Cristiano Ronaldo. Ferguson was already one step ahead - and wrapped up a £12.24m deal for the Portuguese starlet, who would go on to become one of the best players of all time.
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