Country: England
Player:Saliba
How many managers do you know could manage 9 years in the top 4 without the club invested a single penny, whatever they started off with? It's crazy bro.Yeah...but...but...but... It's Charlton right? The period that you quoted starts with Wenger having one of the greatest club sides ever in Premier League history (The Invincible's)
It's Arsenal's tragedy that it was dissembled and never quite reached those heights again, despite Wenger's many achievements.
I don't think you can straight squad cost compare between Charlton though. We were selling off players for big bucks during that period because we had assets to begin with. Wenger's obviously a legend compared to Curbishley - no comparison between their respective abilities - but that 8 year run was a big achievement for them.