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 Liverpool. The Reds romped to their first title of the Premier League era in 2019-20 and garnered hundred points on their way to the triumph after narrowly losing the title the previous season to Manchester United. 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.
Paul Pogba is currently the most expensive Premier League Transfer in light of the staggering £90 million Manchester United swooped him for in the summer of 2016.
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Philippe Coutinho, on the other hand, is currently 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 £142 million. In 2019 Eden Hazard left Chelsea to join La Liga giants Real Madrid for £89m, Highest in 2019 summer transfer window.
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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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
Player | From | To | Transfer Fee |
Paul Pogba | Juventus | Manchester United | £90m |
Romelu Lukaku | Everton | Manchester United | £75m |
Kepa Arrizabalaga | Athletic Bilbao | Chelsea | £71m |
Virgil Van Dijk | Southampton | Liverpool | £71m |
Rodri | Atletico Madrid | Manchester City | £70m |
Player | From | To | Transfer Fee |
Philippe Coutinho | Liverpool | Barcelona | £142m |
Gareth Bale | Tottenham Hotspur | Real Madrid | £91m |
Eden Hazard | Chelsea | Real Madrid | £89m |
Cristiano Ronaldo | Manchester United | Real Madrid | £85m |
Romelu Lukau | Everton | Manchester United | £75m |
Luis Suarez | Liverpool | Barcelona | £65m |
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