Costs €32m more than Sancho
The new record transfer of the summer is done. Jack Grealish is leaving Aston Villa to join Manchester City on a contract running until 2027. According to The Athletic, the Citizens pay £100 million, the equivalent of about €117.5 million, for the 25-year-old, who thus breaks several records. Grealish now is the most expensive English player in history, ahead of Harry Maguire (for €87 million from Leicester to Man United in 2019) and Jadon Sancho (for €85 million from BVB to Man United in 2021).
The most expensive English players in history
16 Wayne Rooney | Everton to Man United | 04/05 | Fee: €37M
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15 David Beckham | Man United to Real Madrid | 03/04 | Fee: €37.5M
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14 Luke Shaw | Southampton to Man United | 14/15 | Fee: €37.5M
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13 Danny Drinkwater | Leicester to Chelsea | 17/18 | Fee: €37.9M
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12 Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain | Arsenal to Liverpool | 17/18 | Fee: €38M
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11 Andy Carroll | Newcastle to Liverpool | 10/11 | Fee: €41M
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10 Rio Ferdinand | Leeds to Man United | 02/03 | Fee: €46M
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9 Ben Chilwell | Leicester to Chelsea | 20/21 | Fee: €50.2M
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8 Kyle Walker | Tottenham to Man City | 17/18 | Fee: €52.7M
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7 Aaron Wan-Bissaka | Crystal Palace to Man United | 19/20 | Fee: €55M
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6 John Stones | Everton to Man City | 16/17 | Fee: €55.6M
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5 Ben White | Brighton to Arsenal | 21/22 | Fee: €58.5M
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4 Raheem Sterling | Liverpool to Man City | 15/16 | Fee: €63.7M
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3 Jadon Sancho | Dortmund to Man United | 21/22 | Fee: €85M
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2 Harry Maguire | Leicester to Man United | 19/20 | Fee: €87M
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1 Jack Grealish | Aston Villa to Man City | 21/22 | Fee: €117.5M
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In addition, the England international replaces Paul Pogba, who had moved from Juventus to Man United for €105 million in 2016, as the most expensive signing in the Premier League. Internationally, Grealish ranks seventh among the most expensive transfers in history and is only the eleventh footballer to earn his former club a fee of over €100 million.
The high amount results from the fact that Aston Villa were not financially dependent on a sale and the status that Grealish has as an England international. Only last September, the winger had extended his contract with his youth club, which he had led to promotion in 2019, until 2025.
Man City sign Grealish – Buendía and Bailey join Aston Villa
In the past two seasons, Grealish totalled 14 goals and 18 assists in 62 matches. Even during the Covid-19 crisis, clubs in the Premier League can invest huge amounts of money and sometimes have to pay above market value for footballers from their own country. This summer’s transfer window clearly shows why the top Spanish and Italian clubs were particularly interested in creating a more profitable Super League.
Grealish’s former club had already anticipated a departure of their captain in a certain way. In Leon Bailey and Emiliano Buendía two versatile attacking players arrived for a combined €70 million. Thanks to Grealish, Aston Villa’s summer transfer balance is still positive.
The most expensive Premier League signings in history
22 – Tanguy Ndombélé | 19/20 from Lyon to Tottenham for €60M
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22 – Anthony Martial | 15/16 from Monaco to Man United for €60M
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22 – Naby Keita | 18/19 from Leipzig to Liverpool for €60M
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21 – Alisson | 18/19 from AS Rom to Liverpool for €62.5M
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20 – Rodri | 19/20 from Atlético to Man City for €62.7M
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19 – Raheem Sterling | 15/16 from Liverpool to Man City for €63.7M
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18 – Pierre-E. Aubameyang | 17/18 from BVB to Arsenal for €63.75M
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17 – Christian Pulisic | 18/19 from BVB to Chelsea for €64M
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15 – Aymeric Laporte | 17/18 from Bilbao to Man City for €65M
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15 – Joao Cancelo | 19/20 from Juventus to Man City for €65M
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14 – Alvaro Morata | 17/18 from Real Madrid to Chelsea for €66M
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13 – Riyad Mahrez | 18/19 from Leicester to Man City for €67.8M
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12 – Rúben Dias | 20/21 from Benfica to Man City for €68M
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11 – Ángel Di María | 14/15 from Real Madrid to Man United for €75M
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10 – Kevin de Bruyne | 15/16 from Wolfsburg to Man City for €76M
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7 – Kepa | 18/19 from Bilbao to Chelsea for €80M
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7 – Nicolas Pépé | 19/20 from Lille to Arsenal for €80M
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7 – Kai Havertz | 20/21 from B. Leverkusen to Chelsea for €80M
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6 – Virgil van Dijk | 17/18 from Southampton to Liverpool for €84.65M
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5 – Romelu Lukaku | 17/18 from Everton to Man United for €84.7M
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4 Jadon Sancho | 20/21 from Dortmund to Man United for €85M
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3 – Harry Maguire | 19/20 from Leicester to Man United for €87M
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2 – Paul Pogba | 16/17 from Juventus to Man United for €105M
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