ARSENAL: See Dennis Bergkamp's Emirates Statue

The brand new statute of Dennis Bergkamp has arrived at Arsenal. The Dutch legend will have his legency set in stone outside the Emirates stadium this weekend, joining fellow Arsenal heroes Thierry Henry, Herbert Chapman and Tony Adams.

Arsenal will officially unveil the Bergkamp statue on February 22, ahead of the Premier League clash with Sunderland. The statue will be placed above the Armoury store outside the stadium, and 44-year-old Bergkamp will attend the match with the Black Cats after the unveiling at 11:30am.

See the first picture of the brand new giant statue of Dennis Bergkamp below.

ARSENAL: Dennis Bergkamp To Be Honoured By A Statue At Emirates

On Friday afternoon, Arsenal confirmed the club would commemorate Dennis Bergkamp’s contribution to Arsenal with a statue outside the ground. Bergkamp spent 11 years at the club and will be a guest of honour at the unveiling of the statue on February 22nd.

It will be unveiled at 11:30am before the Premier League clash with Sunderland and Bergkamp will come onto the pitch at half time. Bergkamp’s statue at the Emirates will join the likes of Herbert Chapman, Tony Adams and Thierry Henry. Now assistant manager at Ajax, Bergkamp dreams of one day returning to Arsenal as part of the coaching staff