Players Who Went From Chelsea to Arsenal

DBasia.news –   David Luiz left Chelsea and joined Arsenal. The Gunners has received a replacement for Laurent Koscielny.

The transfer drama came during the summer transfer market deadline in the UK. Luiz had suddenly skipped training to force his desire to leave Arsenal. The 32-year-old defender no longer entered Frank Lampard’s play plan.

The manager prefers Andreas Christensen and Kurt Zouma to guard the heart of the team’s defense. Especially according to the Telegraph, Lampard considers Luiz to be poison in the player’s locker room. No doubt, the Brazilian player has desired to leave.

When this news was revealed, Luiz’s transfer had not yet been completed to Arsenal. If it were completed, then Luiz will follow the four other players who have moved from Chelsea to Arsenal, which in fact are fellow London City team rivals.

In the category of players who have gone from Chelsea to Arsenal, here are the four players:

1. William Gallas

A legendary player who has defended three London clubs in his career. Five years with Chelsea (2001-2006), William Gallas left Arsenal as part of the transfer deal for Ashley Cole who moved to Chelsea.

Gallas spent four years at Arsenal (2006-2010) before moving to Tottenham. The French player is a versatile player who can play as a left, right and center back.

His best time came when he strengthened Chelsea. Gallas has achieved two Premier League titles, one League Cup and the Community Shield. While with Arsenal he never won a trophy.

2. Lassana Diarra

The French midfielder came at the age of 20 to Stamford Bridge, Chelsea headquarters, in 2005. Was there for two years, Lassana Diarra then left because he could not compete with his senior compatriot, Claude Makelele.

Diarra only made 31 appearances with Chelsea. At the deadline of the transfer market, Diarra moved to Arsenal in 2007. There, his fate was not much different, it was even worse, as Diarra only played there for five months and was sold to Portsmouth.

It was only with Portsmouth Diarra enjoyed the best year of the period. After venturing in Portsmouth, Diarra became a player who moved around at Real Madrid, Anzhi Makhachkala, Lokomotiv Moscow, Olympique Marseille, Al-Jazira, and PSG.

3. Yossi Benayoun

Chelsea recruited the Israeli attacking midfielder from Liverpool for 5.5 million pounds in 2010. Yossi Benayoun spent his three years at Chelsea more on the bench and appeared 24 times in all competitions.

Within a period of three years, Benayoun was briefly loaned to Arsenal in the 2011-12 season. Benayoun was in the Chelsea squad when they won the 2012-13 Europa League.

4. Petr Cech

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Of course his name is still in the minds of the lovers of English football. The Chelsea legend played for the Blues for 11 years (2004-2015) and then moved to Arsenal.

Petr Cech defended the Gunners for four years before retiring in 2019 and returned to Chelsea to fill the post of Technical Director.

He has won all of the major trophies at Chelsea from four Premier League titles, four FA Cups, three League Cups, two Community Shields, one Champions League and the Europa League.

In addition to these names, there are also categories of players who have defended two clubs and moved from Arsenal to Chelsea.

– Cesc Fabregas

– Nicolas Anelka

– Ashley Cole

– Olivier Giroud

– Emmanuel Petit