It is hard to believe now that for the first few weeks of his Arsenal career, pundits were wondering if Dennis Bergkamp was a bust. We remember now the immaculate technique, the stunning goals, and the success that flowed as Arsene Wenger stamped his mark on English football. Bergkamp was the attacking fulcrum of those great Arsenal sides of the late 1990s and early 2000s, but when he first arrived in north London he struggled to find his feet. Bruce Rioch brought Dennis Bergkamp to Arsenal in 1995 (Tony Harris/PA) Bruce Rioch had broken Arsenal's transfer record to make Bergkamp his first signing in the summer of 1995, paying £7.5million to end his disappointing spell with Inter Milan....
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