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Samir Nasri Is a name that will ring bells in the heads of both Arsenal and Manchester City fans as he played for both Premier League clubs in his career. Arsene Wenger had been following and monitoring the player since 2004 and then in the 2008 summer window, he finally made a move and got his man.


We get signed Nasri for a fee reported to be in the region of £12million. He was signed from French Ligue 1 side Marseille not long after he agreed on a deal in principle with the French club and signed a fresh contract.

He joined the Gunners and signed a deal of four years and he would go on to enjoy a debut campaign. In his first season at Arsenal, Nasri fount the back of the net seven times, and further set up his teammates for five more goals; making it twelve goal involvement in his debut campaign in a new country and a different league.
In his next season, he would suffer niggling injuries that saw him go out of form and almost affected his career. He broke his leg and was not able to rediscover his form until late in the 2010/11 season. That season, he put up one of his best performances in a single campaign as he went on to score an impressive tally of 15 goals. He also created further assists but lost the PFA and PFA Young Player of The Year Awards to Tottenham's Gareth Bale.
He decided to part ways with Arsenal in search of title glory having or won any title at the Emirates. After weighing his options, he chose to go to Manchester, joining the blue side of the city. He followed the footsteps of Kolo Toure and Emmanuel Adebayor by switching to Manchester City in a deal worth £25million.
His move to City was a fruitful one in the end as he won two Premier League titles and a League cup in his six-year stint at the Etihad. While some say he is an Arsenal legend, others say he will be more remembered by City fans.