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The Premier League is the top flight of the English football league system. Founded in 1992, the league comprises of 20 clubs every season. The 3 clubs that finish at the bottom of the table get relegated while the 3 clubs that finish on top of the English second division get promoted to the Premier League for the next season.

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The current defending champions in the Premier League are Manchester City. The Cityzens romped to their fifth Premier League title in 2020-21 and garnered 86 points on their way to the triumph after losing the title the previous season to Liverpool. Both Liverpool and Manchester City have been dominating world football lately as experts considers these two teams as the best ones in the world. Moreover, the presence of two tactical genius, Pep Guardiola for Manchester City and Jurgen Klopp for Liverpool, has guided the club to the right path.

However, the presence of top-notch clubs such as Arsenal, Chelsea, Manchester City, Manchester United and Tottenham Hotspur makes it difficult for any team to enjoy a prolonged period of domination.

Many consider the Premier League to be the most entertaining league across Europe due to the unpredictability attached to the matches and the intensity of the action. Thus, the prospect of playing in the league entices a host of players to pursue the English adventure.

While the big clubs unsurprisingly compete in the A-Grade market, even the lower ranked English teams, courtesy the enormous revenue generated, battle with the European clubs in the market for the acquisition of top players.

Historically, the Premier League clubs have spent a lot more money than their continental counterparts with each club in England looking to strengthen every year. Hence, the sides pull out all the stops to get their desired player in the market. However, several high-profile names have also departed English clubs for huge transfer fees in order to embark on a new challenge.

Manchester City star Jack Grealish is currently the most expensive Premier League Transfer in light of the staggering £117 million City swooped him for in the summer of 2021 from Aston Villa.

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Philippe Coutinho, on the other hand, is still the most expensive departure from a Premier League club after Liverpool sold him to Barcelona in the winter transfer window of 2018 for an eye-watering sum of £135 million. In 2019 Eden Hazard left Chelsea to join La Liga giants Real Madrid for £115m, which was the highest in 2019 summer transfer window.

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Premier League Transfers: Top 6 transfers of 2021-22 season

Player	From	To	Fee
Jack Grealish	Aston Villa	Manchester City	€117.50m
Romelu Lukaku	Inter Milan	Chelsea	€113.00m
Jadon Sancho	Borussia Dortmund	Manchester United	€85.00m
Ben White	Brighton	Arsenal	€58.50m
Ferran Torres	Manchester City	Barcelona	€55.00m
Luis Diaz	FC Porto	Liverpool	€45.00m

Premier League Transfers : Top 6 Transfers 2020-21

Player	From	To	Fee
Kai Havertz	Bayer Leverkusen	Chelsea	£71m
Timo Werner	RB Leipzig	Chelsea	£48m
Ben Chilwell	Leicester	Chelsea	£45m
Nathan Ake	Bournemouth	Manchester City	£41m
Donny van de Beek	Ajax	Manchester United	£40m
Hakim Ziyech	Ajax	Chelsea	£36m

Premier League Transfers : Top 6 Transfers 2019-20

Player	From	To	Fee
Eden Hazard	Chelsea	Real Madrid	£89m
Nicolas Pepe	Lille	Arsenal	£72m
Rodri	Atletico Madrid	Manchester City	£70m
Wan-Bissaka	Crystal Palace	Manchester United	£50m
Raúl Jiménez	Benfica	Wolverhampton Wanderers	£30m
Pablo Fornals	Villarreal	West Ham United	£24m

Premier League Transfers: Top 5 Transfers 2018-19

Player	From	To	Fee
Philippe Coutinho	Liverpool	Barcelona	£142m
Kepa Arrizabalaga	Athletic Bilbao	Chelsea	£71m
Riyad Mahrez	Leicester City	Manchester City	£60m
Naby Keïta	RB Leipzig	Liverpool	£48m
Fred	Shakhtar Donetsk	Manchester United	£47m

Premier League Transfers: Top 5 Transfers 2017-18

Player	From	To	Fee
Romelu Lukaku	Everton	Manchester United	£75m
Álvaro Morata	Real Madrid	Chelsea	£60m
Benjamin Mendy	Monaco	Manchester City	£52m
Alexandre Lacazette	Lyon	Arsenal	£46.5m
Gylfi Sigurðsson	Swansea City	Everton	£45m

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Premier League Transfers: All-time Record Signings

Player	From	To	Transfer Fee
Jack Grealish	Aston Villa	Manchester City	€117.50m
Romelu Lukaku	Inter Milan	Chelsea	€113.00m
Paul Pogba	Juventus	Manchester United	€105m
Harry Maguire	Leicester City	Manchester United	€87m
Jadon Sancho	Borussia Dortmund	Manchester United	€85m
Romelu Lukaku	Everton	Manchester United	£84.70m
Virgil Van Dijk	Southampton	Liverpool	£84.65m
Kai Havertz	Bayer Leverkusen	Chelsea	£80m
Nicolas Pepe	Lille	Liverpool	£80m

Premier League Transfers : All-time Record Departures

Player	From	To	Transfer Fee
Philippe Coutinho	Liverpool	Barcelona	£142m
Jack Grealish	Aston Villa	Manchester City	£117m
Eden Hazard	Chelsea	Real Madrid	£115m
Gareth Bale	Spurs	Real Madrid	£101m
Cristiano Ronaldo	Manchester United	Real Madrid	£94m
Harry Maguire	Leicester City	Manchester United	€87m
Romelu Lukaku	Everton	Manchester United	£75m
Luis Suarez	Liverpool	Barcelona	£65m

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