As we earlier reported, Arsenal have completed the signing of Declan Rice from West Ham for £105 million. Rice is now the most expensive English footballer in Premier League history.
English players are known to attract a big transfer fee, and Premier League clubs have coughed up big sums of money over the years to sign these players. Soccer Scoop has outlined below, the top 10 most expensive English players in the Premier League
- Declan Rice
Declan Rice is the most expensive English footballer after completing a record-breaking £105 million move from West Ham to Arsenal.
- Jack Grealish
Jack Grealish became the most expensive player when Manchester City paid £100 million to Aston Villa in the summer of 2021.
- Harry Maguire
In the summer of 2019, Manchester United dived deep into their pockets and paid £80 million to Leicester City to secure the services of defender Harry Maguire. It was a world record fee for any English player then, but it still stands as the most expensive fee for a defender.
- Jadon Sancho
Jadon Sancho tore up defences in the German Bundesliga with Borussia Dortmund and Manchester United felt his was worth the £73 million price tag. So the Red Devils paid that and secured his signature in the summer of 2021.
- Mason Mount
On June 30, 2023, Manchester United reached an agreement to sign Mason Mount from Chelsea for £60 million. The Englishman finalised the move to the red side of Manchester five days later.
- Kyle Walker
The high-spending Manchester City signed Kyle Walker in the summer of 2017 for £50 million. This was a record fee for any defender at the time.
- Ben White
Arsenal splashed some cash in the transfer window ahead of Mikel Arteta’s first full season with Arsenal in 2021 with the arrival of top players that included Benjamin White from Brighton and Hove Albion. Brighton don’t sell cheap so Arsenal had to pay £50 million for the defender.
- Aaron Wan-Bissaka
Another big signing for Manchester United! The Red Devils paid Crystal Palace £50 million for the transfer of right-back Aaron Wan-Bissaka in the summer of 2019.
- Raheem Sterling
Manchester City paid a whopping £49 million to Liverpool that facilitated the transfer of then-budding winger Raheem Sterling.
- Raheem Sterling
Sterling again attracted big sums of money, this time from Chelsea who had to pay Manchester City £47.5 million so he could move from the sky-blue side of Manchester to the blue side of London.
