Who are the 13 most expensive signings in Premier League history?

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The January transfer window is open. This month, the transfer of teams in the Premier League will be bustling. But now let’s look again at which teams the 13 most expensive top-flight players belong to.

   Chelsea could make Enzo Fernandez the most expensive player in Premier League history this month, with the Argentinian midfielder impressing in winning the UFABET World Cup in Qatar. He was named the tournament’s young player of the year after a series of outstanding performances. Of course, the Blues are keeping an eye on him until recently it has been reported that they are very interested in the Benfica midfielder.

Who are the 13 most expensive signings in Premier League history?

         Multiple reports, including ESPN, claim Chelsea are in talks with Benfica over a possible transfer of Fernandez. The player has a €120 million release clause in his contract and Benfica will only. Agree to allow him to leave the club once they have been fully paid. If Chelsea do so , Fernandez will overtake Jack Grealish as the most expensive player in the Premier League.

         And from screenshots [taken from Transfermarkt] and posted by twitter users.  @poetscorneruk  It features 13 of the most expensive players in Premier League history. And now the tweet has gone viral because looking closely. You will find that it is filled with players are not performing at their level. As for who will be there, try to see the list below.

         13. Kepa Arrizabalaga | Athletic Bilbao to Chelsea | €80 million

         12. Nicolas Pepe | Nice to Arsenal | €80 million

         11. Kai Havertz | Bayer Leverkusen to Chelsea | €80 million

         10. Darwin Nunez | Benfica to Liverpool | €80 million

          9. Wesley Fofana | Leicester City to Chelsea | €80.4 million

          8. Virgil van Dijk | Southampton to Liverpool | 84.65 million euros

          7. Romelu Lukaku | Everton to Manchester United | €84.70 million

          6. Jadon Sancho | Dortmund to Manchester United | €85 million

          5. Harry Maguire | Leicester City to Manchester United | €87 million

          4. Anthony | Ajax to Manchester United | €95 million

          3. Paul Pogba | Juventus to Manchester United | €105 million

          2. Romelu Lukaku | Inter Milan to Chelsea | €113 million

          1. Jack Grealish | Aston Villa to Manchester City | €117.50 million

          Having said that, this isn’t the biggest list. But the tweet went viral. It has been retweeted more than 2,000 times and has hundreds of comments. A lot of people talk about the list that performs poorly. While many say the only player worth the money is Van Dijk, history would suggest that spending so much money on a player sometimes doesn’t work out for Premier League clubs.

          Fans’ comments were like, “This is so bad. Only Virgil is worth the money they pay” , “This is a horrible list. Virgil is the only one on this list worth it. The only one worth the money. Well, the rest of the VVD is a waste of nothing. Or haven’t done anything for the club at all. Aside from Virgil van Dijk other players. It shows why spending money on players is not a good idea.