5 great English players who played abroad

#3 Paul Gascoigne

Gascoigne struggled with injuries while in Italy

Despite his off-field problems in recent years, many remember Gascoigne as one of the greatest players England have produced since winning the World Cup in 1966. Gascoigne was a brilliant player, both for England and at club level. The midfielder impressed with Newcastle United and Tottenham in the early years of his career, and this earned him a move to Serie A side Lazio in 1992. The Italian side paid £5.5 million for his signature, which may not sound like too much, but was a huge fee back then.

He never really settled in Italy, mainly down to injuries and squabbles with the media, and appeared just 43 times in Serie A during his three years with Lazio. After three years abroad, he returned to Britain in 1995, joining Rangers, with whom he excelled in Scotland. He had further spells in England with Middlesbrough and Everton, before ending his career with very short stints at Burnley, Boston United, and Chinese side Gansu Tianma, none of whom he played more than ten games for.