The next time Merson starts droning on about mercenaries etc
re players who dropped down a league, usually after more ding.
8) Paul Merson - Arsenal to Middlesbrough
Everyone has their price, and Merse's turned out to be double what Arsenal were offering him. The England man was playing regularly in Arsene Wenger's side but Boro chairman Steve Gibson was desperate to lead the club back to the top flight and flashed enough cash to lure him north in 1997. He helped get the club promoted the following season and picked up a load of cash in the process. Meanwhile Arsenal won the Double the year after he left.