Dennis Bergkamp is justifiably regarded as one of the greatest players of his generation, but as with so many others the Ballon d’Or eluded him.Arsenal broke their transfer record to sign the Dutchman from Inter Milan in 1995 and the £7.5m fee was money well spent.A prolonged spell of success followed under Arsene Wenger, with Bergkamp winning three league titles, including the ‘Invincibles’ campaign in 2003-04, and three FA Cups.Bergkamp had his fair share of iconic moments too – his 1997 hat-trick against Leicester will live long in the memory. He also scored one of the greatest World Cup goals at France 98 for the Netherlands against Argentina.But surprisingly his only top-three finishes in the Ballon d’Or – third in 1992, second in 1993 – came before his time with the Gunners.
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