The Dutchman is no doubt a superb player at his best, and fixes a problem position for Liverpool, but it’s hard not to view that as an absurd amount of money considering some of the players below him on this list. The Argentine winger is now at PSG, looking somewhere near his best again.Ĭhelsea spent big on a Spanish striker again this summer, Real Madrid paid a club-record £60m for Alvaro Morata.Ī world-record fee for a defender, Virgil van Dijk is up in third on the list of most expensive Premier League players ever, which does seem more than a little crazy. The Belgian has arguably been a bargain, though, becoming one of the best attacking midfielders in Europe since then, particularly under the guidance of Pep Guardiola.Īnother expensive flop, Angel Di Maria may have lasted just one season at Manchester United, but he remains one of the most expensive Premier League players ever. Kevin De Bruyne cost the Sky Blues £55m to bring in from Wolfsburg back in the summer of 2015. While the Frenchman is no doubt a fine player, City are yet to see a return on that investment due to the player’s struggles with injury since moving to the Etihad Stadium. The Spanish striker was world class at Liverpool but never really regained that form at Stamford Bridge, making him one of the most expensive flops in history.Ī pretty surreal fee to pay for a left-back, but there you go,reports claims that Benjamin Mendy cost Manchester City £52m this summer to sign from Monaco.

The England international may not have made the most convincing start, but he’s now one of the club’s most important players with particularly impressive stats on winning goals this season.īack when £50m was a lot of money, Fernando Torres moved between Liverpool and Chelsea for that amount. Raheem Sterling costed £49m from Liverpool back in the summer of 2015.

Signed from Tottenham this summer, Kyle Walker has looked a great purchase for Manchester City, even if a few balked at his price tag at the time. It may not surprise you to hear that Liverpool new-boy Virgil van Dijk is now among the most expensive Premier League players ever, but how high is he on the list?

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