Pogba, Grealish, Van Dijk: Ranking every Premier League club by their record biggest signing till 2021.
Indeed, just a few months ago we saw the nine-figure fee mark being breached for the first time in England as Manchester City completed their £100 million deal to bring Jack Grealish on board from Aston Villa.
As the cost of signing players continues to swell, it's likely that top-flight clubs will have to spend more to stay competitive -- but are they getting value for their investment?
20. Newcastle United: Joelinton
Fee: £39.6m from Hoffenheim, July 2019
Record (in all competitions): 91 games, 10 goals, 8 assists
19. Burnley: Ben Gibson
Fee: £15.2m from Middlesbrough, August 2018
Record: 6 games, 1 goal
18. West Ham United: Sebastien Haller
Fee: £45m from Eintracht Frankfurt, July 2019
Record: 54 games, 14 goals, 3 assists
17. Norwich City: Christos Tzolis
Fee: £9.9m from PAOK Salonika, August 2021
Record: 7 games, 2 goals, 2 assists
16. Wolverhampton Wanderers: Fabio Silva
Fee: £36m from FC Porto, September 2020
Record: 45 games, 4 goals, 5 assists
15. Aston Villa: Emiliano Buendia
Fee: £34.5m from Norwich, June 2021
Record: 10 games, 1 goal, 1 assist
14. Brentford: Kristoffer Ajer
Fee: £14.1m from Celtic, July 2021
Record: 9 games, 0 goals
13. Brighton & Hove Albion: Enock Mwepu
Fee: £20.07m from FC Salzburg, July 2021
Record: 8 games, 2 goals, 2 assists
12. Leeds United: Rodrigo
Fee: £27m from Valencia, August 2020
Record: 41 games, 9 goals, 2 assists
11. Watford: Ismaila Sarr
Fee: £27m from Rennes, August 2019
Record: 81 games, 23 goals, 16 assists
10. Crystal Palace: Christian Benteke
Fee: £28m from Liverpool, August 2016
Record: 158 games, 35 goals, 12 assists
9. Tottenham Hotspur: Tanguy Ndombele
Fee: £54m from Lyon, July 2019
Record: 86 games, 10 goals, 18 assists
8. Arsenal: Nicolas Pepe
Fee: £72m from Lille, August 2019
Record: 98 games, 25 goals, 18 assists
7. Everton: Richarlison
Fee: £35.2m from Watford (potentially rising to £50m), July 2018
Record: 126 games, 44 goals, 10 assists
6. Chelsea: Romelu Lukaku
Fee: £98m from Inter Milan, August 2021
Record: 11 games, 4 goals, 1 assist
5. Manchester United: Paul Pogba
Fee: £94.5m from Juventus, August 2016
Record: 212 games, 38 goals, 49 assists
4. Manchester City: Jack Grealish
Fee: £100m from Aston Villa, August 2021
Record: 15 games, 2 goals, 3 assists
3. Southampton: Danny Ings
Fee: £22.5m from Liverpool, July 2019
Record: 75 games, 38 goals, 7 assists
2. Leicester City: Youri Tielemans
Fee: £40.5m from Monaco, July 2019
Record: 112 games, 17 goals, 17 assists
1. Liverpool: Virgil van Dijk
Fee: £76.1m from Southampton, January 2018
Record: 144 games, 13 goals, 7 assists
All-20 Premier League clubs record biggest signing till 2021, fee paid, games, goals, assists, stats.
20. Newcastle United: Joelinton
Fee: £39.6m from Hoffenheim, July 2019
Record (in all competitions): 91 games, 10 goals, 8 assists
19. Burnley: Ben Gibson
Fee: £15.2m from Middlesbrough, August 2018
Record: 6 games, 1 goal
18. West Ham United: Sebastien Haller
Fee: £45m from Eintracht Frankfurt, July 2019
Record: 54 games, 14 goals, 3 assists
17. Norwich City: Christos Tzolis
Fee: £9.9m from PAOK Salonika, August 2021
Record: 7 games, 2 goals, 2 assists
16. Wolverhampton Wanderers: Fabio Silva
Fee: £36m from FC Porto, September 2020
Record: 45 games, 4 goals, 5 assists
15. Aston Villa: Emiliano Buendia
Fee: £34.5m from Norwich, June 2021
Record: 10 games, 1 goal, 1 assist
14. Brentford: Kristoffer Ajer
Fee: £14.1m from Celtic, July 2021
Record: 9 games, 0 goals
13. Brighton & Hove Albion: Enock Mwepu
Fee: £20.07m from FC Salzburg, July 2021
Record: 8 games, 2 goals, 2 assists
12. Leeds United: Rodrigo
Fee: £27m from Valencia, August 2020
Record: 41 games, 9 goals, 2 assists
11. Watford: Ismaila Sarr
Fee: £27m from Rennes, August 2019
Record: 81 games, 23 goals, 16 assists
10. Crystal Palace: Christian Benteke
Fee: £28m from Liverpool, August 2016
Record: 158 games, 35 goals, 12 assists
9. Tottenham Hotspur: Tanguy Ndombele
Fee: £54m from Lyon, July 2019
Record: 86 games, 10 goals, 18 assists
8. Arsenal: Nicolas Pepe
Fee: £72m from Lille, August 2019
Record: 98 games, 25 goals, 18 assists
7. Everton: Richarlison
Fee: £35.2m from Watford (potentially rising to £50m), July 2018
Record: 126 games, 44 goals, 10 assists
6. Chelsea: Romelu Lukaku
Fee: £98m from Inter Milan, August 2021
Record: 11 games, 4 goals, 1 assist
5. Manchester United: Paul Pogba
Fee: £94.5m from Juventus, August 2016
Record: 212 games, 38 goals, 49 assists
4. Manchester City: Jack Grealish
Fee: £100m from Aston Villa, August 2021
Record: 15 games, 2 goals, 3 assists
3. Southampton: Danny Ings
Fee: £22.5m from Liverpool, July 2019
Record: 75 games, 38 goals, 7 assists
2. Leicester City: Youri Tielemans
Fee: £40.5m from Monaco, July 2019
Record: 112 games, 17 goals, 17 assists
1. Liverpool: Virgil van Dijk
Fee: £76.1m from Southampton, January 2018
Record: 144 games, 13 goals, 7 assists
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