Premier League clubs are always planning for the future and often invest large amounts of money on promising young talents.
But it’s a very risky transfer strategy as a lot of young players struggle to deal with the pressure and can’t live up to expectations after a big-money move.
We’ve taken a look at the 10 most expensive transfers in Premier League history and how they fared after the transfer.
10. Ryan Sessegnon – £25m
Sessegnon made his senior Fulham debut at the age of 16 in August 2016 and went from strength to strength over the following three years before completing a £25million move to Tottenham.
But he made just six Premier League appearances during an injury-plagued debut season at Spurs and then spent 2020-21 on loan at Bundesliga side Hoffenheim.
The 22-year-old is starting to rediscover his best form and established himself as Antonio Conte’s first choice in the left wing-back role towards the end of the 2021-22 season.
9. Anderson – £26m
After earning rave reviews for his performances at Portuguese side Porto, Anderson moved to England at the age of 19 and joined Manchester United in a £26million deal.
He enjoyed an unforgettable debut season at United in 2007-08, helping the club win the Premier League title before firing home his penalty in their Champions League final shootout victory.
The midfielder received the prestigious Golden Boy award a few months later but was subsequently blighted by a series of injury problems and failed to live up to his huge potential.
He fell out of favour following Sir Alex Ferguson’s retirement and joined Brazilian side Internacional on a free transfer in February 2015.
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=5. William Saliba – £27m
One of two Saint-Etienne academy graduates on this list, Saliba caught the attention of some of the biggest clubs around Europe and Arsenal won the race for his signature in 2019.
The defender remained at his boyhood club for the 2019-20 season and then spent the second half of 2020-21 on loan at Nice after being left out of Arsenal’s Premier League squad.
He was allowed to leave on loan once again ahead of the 2021-22 season and joined Marseille, where he produced a timely reminder of his abilities and won the Ligue 1 Young Player of the Year award.
The France international is now a key part of Arsenal’s first-team squad and produced a man-of-the-match display on his debut. A sign of things to…
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