10 most expensive EPL signings

Published date01 February 2023
Publication titleNigeria - The Nation

The Premier League holds one of the biggest and most expensive signings in after the winter January transfer window closed.

· Enzo Fernandez - £ 120m: Benfica to Chelsea

Enzo Fernandez is an Argentine footballer born on 17 January, 2001. After his amazing stats in the World Cup with Argentina and of course winning the World Cup with Argentina, Chelsea's manager Todd Bohely made his signing imminent. The Argentine was bought from Benfica for pound 120m during the transfer window. Making him the first most expensive player in England ahead of Man City's Jack Grealish.

· Jack Grealish - £100 million: Aston Villa to Manchester City

Grealish joined Aston Villa at the age of six and made his debut for the club in May 2014, following a loan spell at Notts County. In 2021, Grealish signed for Manchester City in a transfer deal worth £100 million. Second to Enzo Fernandez of Chelsea.

· Romelu Lukaku - £92 million: Inter Milan to Chelsea

Romelu Lukaku formerly played at Chelsea from 2011 until 2014 but never established himself as a first team footballer.

The player went to Everton and West Brom in the Premier League, and his game was on a different level, he then went to Inter Milan, where his name became an house old name because he was always on the scoresheet.

Chelsea was interested in signing him back for £92 million but he never found form for The Blues.

· Paul Pogba - £89m: Juventus to Manchester United

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Paul Pogba is another typical player who returned to his old club. He came through the academy of Manchester United in 2011. He was promoted to the first tier by Sir Alex Ferguson.

Pogba spent four seasons with Juventus and was one of the league's dominant midfielders - winning four successive Serie A titles and two Coppa Italia trophies.

Pogba returned to Old Trafford for a world record fee of £89 million. The Frenchman spent a total of six seasons with Manchester United winning the EFL Cup and the Europa League in 2017.

· Antony - £81m: Ajax to Manchester United

Antony completed a £81 million move to Manchester United at the end of the 2022 summer transfer window.

The Brazilian youngster is tipped to be a star for the future at Old Trafford and scored in all of his first three games.

· Harry Maguire - £80 million: Leicester City to Manchester United

Harry Maguire still remains the most expensive defender in Premier...

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