Money, money, money, the world of football is dominated by it and the Premier League is no different.
The inflation rate of a Premier League player’s price tag since the competition’s inception in 1992 is ridiculous. Had everyday items like milk and petrol inflated that much, they wouldn’t be affordable.
Milk would be £7.62 a pint and a litre of fuel £11.20, at an inflation rate of 1,721%!
Applying this information to the transfer costs of every Premier League player, who is the most expensive star to have ever graced the league?
Aguero, De Bruyne and Sterling have all arrived at Manchester City in recent seasons for large sums of money, but it’s not them.
Paul Pogba became the league’s most expensive signing in 2016 when he re-joined Manchester United for £86 million, but it’s not him either.
Take a look as we apply TotalMoney’s Transfer index theory and countdown the 25 most expensive players to have played in our great league.
Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink – £66.7 million
Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink arrived at Stamford Bridge in 2000 having impressed in Spain with Atletico Madrid.
The Dutchman continued his good form with the Blues and was certainly well worth the original £13.7 million they paid for him.
Juan Mata – £67.5 million
You can’t help but love Juan Mata, unless your name is Jose Mourinho.
The Spaniard was out of favour at Stamford Bridge so made a £38 million move to Old Trafford in 2014.
Wonder what happened to Mourinho…
Emile Heskey – £67.5 million
Emile Heskey had his fair share of big Premier League moves during his career but it’s his move from Leicester City that fetched the biggest transfer fee.
Liverpool paid just £11 million for the Englishman, who would be worth £67.5 million in today’s market.
Stan Collymore – £67.9 million
Like Heskey, Stan Collymore also had his fair share of big money moves in his career.
When he moved from Liverpool to Aston Villa in 1997 the deal was worth just £7.5 million.
Eden Hazard – £68.1 million
Even in 2012, £28.4 million on Eden Hazard seemed to be a bargain.
Six years later, the Belgian has made 213 Premier League appearances, scoring 74 goals.
Mesut Özil – £68.6 million
Mesut Özil arrived at Arsenal for an estimated £42.5 million in 2013 after years of Wenger and owners trying to balance the books.
The fans got what they wanted, but unfortunately the German has failed to show his full potential domestically.
