Bergkamp's �12m move from Ajax to Inter proved a disaster as Italy's stifling catenaccio style of football suffocated his fluency and flair.

Arsenal breathed new life into the Dutchman and Bruce Rioch's capture of the striker for �7.5m looks like one of the game's great bargains. But why the Gunners?

"The decision I made was to leave Italy and the first team that knocked on the door was Arsenal.

"They were a solid team and that's what you want, a base where you can fit in before you try to add something. Straight away I thought 'This could work' and I didn't know anything about 'Boring, Boring Arsenal' at that time."