ARSENAL ARE SET to unveil a statue in tribute to club legend Dennis Bergkamp on 22 February.
The former Gunners striker, now assistant coach at Ajax, will join fan favourites Herbert Chapman, Thierry Henry and Tony Adams in being immortalised in statue form. The statue has been modelled on the picture [above] with slightly better ball control, the Dutchman’s footballing forté.
An Arsenal statement read, “The club is also delighted to announce that Dennis has confirmed that he will be present for the statue unveiling [at 11:30am] and will be a guest of Arsenal for the Sunderland match.”
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Bergkamp defies gravity in 2003 as Newcastle’s Andy O’Brien looks on. Mike Egerton/EMPICS Sport
Bergkamp joined Arsenal from Inter Milan in 1995 and made 423 appearances over 11 seasons. He won seven major trophies during his time in London and was part of ‘The Invincibles’, the team that captured the league in 2003/4 after going through the whole campaign unbeaten.
Arsenal to unveil Dennis Bergkamp statue before next home game
ARSENAL ARE SET to unveil a statue in tribute to club legend Dennis Bergkamp on 22 February.
The former Gunners striker, now assistant coach at Ajax, will join fan favourites Herbert Chapman, Thierry Henry and Tony Adams in being immortalised in statue form. The statue has been modelled on the picture [above] with slightly better ball control, the Dutchman’s footballing forté.
An Arsenal statement read, “The club is also delighted to announce that Dennis has confirmed that he will be present for the statue unveiling [at 11:30am] and will be a guest of Arsenal for the Sunderland match.”
Bergkamp joined Arsenal from Inter Milan in 1995 and made 423 appearances over 11 seasons. He won seven major trophies during his time in London and was part of ‘The Invincibles’, the team that captured the league in 2003/4 after going through the whole campaign unbeaten.
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