5 most profitable transfers in the history of the Premier League

#3 Eden Hazard (£72.00 million)

Chelsea v Manchester United - Premier League

The Premier League has had some amazing wingers play in England and Eden Hazard is certainly one of them. Starting his youth career with Lille, the Belgian attacker made his senior debut in 2007.

Having played for almost five seasons with the French club, Hazard looked like a very promising prospect. He had superb footwork, could carry the ball with pace, dribble past players and regularly contribute to goals. He was a target for some of the top European clubs but he eventually signed for Chelsea in 2012. The transfer deal was worth £31.50 million.

With the Blues, Hazard grew into a phenomenal player, beating players with utter ease and being a terror in front of goal. The two-time Premier League winner had a stellar time with Chelsea but was tempted to play for Real Madrid.

In 2019, the Spanish giants signed the former Lille man for a fee worth £103.50 million. Chelsea made a profit of £72 million in the process. Unfortunately, the move hasn't worked out well for Hazard so far.

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#2 Gareth Bale (£77.67 million)

Tottenham Hotspur v West Ham United - Premier League

Coming through the ranks at Southampton, Gareth Bale started his career as a left-back. His impressive performances helped him earn a move to Tottenham Hotspur in the summer of 2007. The transfer fee involved was worth £13.23 million.

Under the management of Harry Redknapp, Bale was transformed into a winger, which did wonders for the Welshman. With his blistering pace, smart dribbling skills and amazing left foot, the former Southampton man turned into a massive threat in front of goal. In his last two seasons for Spurs, the Welsh winger scored 31 goals and recorded 14 assists.

This tempted Real Madrid to sign him and despite some good competition, the Spanish club were able to sign Bale in the summer of 2013. The transfer fee to bring him to the Santiago Bernabeu was worth £90.90 million.

This saw Spurs make a massive profit of £77.67 million that summer. The former Premier League superstar has achieved a lot at Real Madrid since then and is still playing for them.

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#1 Philippe Coutinho (109.80 million)

Liverpool v Hull City - Premier League

The Brazilian was once a star playmaker in the Premier League. Signed from Inter Milan for a transfer fee of £11.70 million in 2013, Liverpool were vouching for Philippe Coutinho to prosper in England's top tier league.

With his nimble footwork, brilliant play in spaces and wonderful ability to create goals, Coutinho was a beast when he played for Liverpool. His game in the Premier League only got better with time. His long-range curling goals were a delight to watch. But with the Reds failing to win any silverware, the Brazilian midfielder was tempted to join Barcelona in 2018.

The Catalan club had already tried hard to sign him in the summer of 2017 but they failed to do so. Eventually, in the winter of 2018, Coutinho signed for Barcelona for a mammoth transfer fee worth £121.50 million. This helped Liverpool earn a profit of £109.80 million, the most a Premier League club has made from the sale of a player.

The move to the Spanish giants hasn't played out well for the former Inter Milan midfielder. It will be even more disappointing for him with the Reds playing so well in the past few years.