Editing Premier League (section)

==Players==
{{see also|Premier League records and statistics#Player records|List of Premier League winning players}}

===Appearances===
[[File:Gareth Barry 2014 2.jpg|thumb|left|upright|[[Gareth Barry]] is the most capped player in Premier League history with 653 appearances.]]
{{see also|List of footballers with 500 or more Premier League appearances}}
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;margin-left:1em;float:right"
|-
|+ Most appearances
|-
! Rank !! Player !! {{abbr|Apps|Appearances}}
|-
| 1
|style="text-align:left"| {{flagathlete|[[Gareth Barry]]|ENG}}
| 653
|-
| 2
|style="text-align:left"| {{flagicon|ENG}} '''''[[James Milner]]''''' (ENG)
| 637
|-
| 3
|style="text-align:left"| {{flagathlete|[[Ryan Giggs]]|WAL}}
| 632
|-
| 4
|style="text-align:left"| {{flagathlete|[[Frank Lampard]]|ENG}}
| 609
|-
| 5
|style="text-align:left"| {{flagathlete|[[David James (footballer, born 1970)|David James]]|ENG}}
| 572
|-
| 6
|style="text-align:left"| {{flagathlete|[[Gary Speed]]|WAL}}
| 535
|-
| 7
|style="text-align:left"| {{flagathlete|[[Emile Heskey]]|ENG}}
| 516
|-
| 8
|style="text-align:left"| {{flagathlete|[[Mark Schwarzer]]|AUS}}
| 514
|-
| 9
|style="text-align:left"| {{flagathlete|[[Jamie Carragher]]|ENG}}
| 508
|-
| 10
|style="text-align:left"| {{flagathlete|[[Phil Neville]]|ENG}}
| 505
|-
|colspan="3"| {{updated|17 August 2024}}<ref name="blstats">{{cite web |url=https://www.premierleague.com/stats/top/players/appearances?se=-1 |title=Premier League Statistics |access-date=2 January 2024 |publisher=Premier League |archive-date=4 January 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170104000427/https://www.premierleague.com/stats/top/players/appearances?se=-1 |url-status=live }}</ref><br />{{small|''Italicised'' players still playing professional football.<br />'''Bolded''' players still playing in Premier League.}}
|}

===Transfer regulations and foreign players===
{{see also|List of foreign Premier League players|List of foreign Premier League goalscorers}}

[[Transfer (association football)|Player transfers]] may only take place within [[transfer window]]s set by the Football Association. The two transfer windows run from the last day of the season to 31 August and from 31 December to 31 January. Player registrations cannot be exchanged outside these windows except under specific licence from the FA, usually on an emergency basis.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.premierleague.com/staticFiles/7a/20/0,,12306~139386,00.pdf |title=Premier League rules |publisher=Premier League |year=2010 |page=150 |access-date=7 September 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090306153852/http://www.premierleague.com/staticFiles/7a/20/0%2C%2C12306~139386%2C00.pdf |archive-date=6 March 2009 }}</ref> As of the [[2010–11 Premier League|2010–11 season]], the Premier League introduced new rules mandating that each club must register a maximum 25-man squad of players aged over 21, with the squad list only allowed to be changed in transfer windows or in exceptional circumstances.<ref name=PLHomeGrownPlayerRules16Jul2010>{{cite web |url=http://www.premierleague.com/page/Headlines/0,,12306~2094341,00.html |title=Home Grown Player rules |publisher=Premier League |date=16 July 2010 |access-date=5 August 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100813203222/http://www.premierleague.com/page/Headlines/0%2C%2C12306~2094341%2C00.html |archive-date=13 August 2010 }}</ref><ref name=BBC27July2010NewRules>{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/8858634.stm |title=New Premier League squad rules explained |website=BBC Sport |date=27 July 2010 |access-date=5 August 2010 |archive-date=12 January 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160112083621/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/8858634.stm |url-status=live }}</ref> This was to enable the "home grown" rule to be enacted, whereby the Premier League would also from 2010 require at least eight members of the named 25-man squad to be "home-grown players".<ref name=PLHomeGrownPlayerRules16Jul2010/>

At the inception of the Premier League in [[1992–93 FA Premier League|1992–93]], just 11 players named in the starting line-ups for the first round of matches hailed from outside of the United Kingdom or Ireland.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://football.guardian.co.uk/print/0,3858,4487212-3057,00.html |last=Atkinson |first=Ron |title=England need to stem the foreign tide |newspaper=The Guardian |date=23 August 2002 |access-date=10 August 2006 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120710121246/http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/2002/aug/23/sport.comment/print |archive-date=10 July 2012}}</ref> By [[2000–01 FA Premier League|2000–01]], the number of foreign players participating in the Premier League was 36% of the total. In the [[2004–05 FA Premier League|2004–05]] season, the figure had increased to 45%. On 26 December 1999, Chelsea became the first Premier League side to field an entirely foreign starting line-up,<ref>{{cite news |url=http://football.guardian.co.uk/news/theknowledge/0,9204,474626,00.html |title=Phil Neal: King of Europe? |newspaper=The Guardian |access-date=10 August 2006 |first=Sean |last=Ingle |date=12 June 2001 |archive-date=4 October 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091004042330/http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/2001/apr/18/theknowledge.sport |url-status=live }}</ref> and on 14 February 2005, Arsenal were the first to name a completely foreign 16-man squad for a match.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/a/arsenal/4266443.stm |title=Wenger backs non-English line-up |website=BBC Sport |date=14 February 2005 |access-date=10 August 2006 |archive-date=3 August 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130803044922/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/a/arsenal/4266443.stm |url-status=live }}</ref> By 2009, under 40% of the players in the Premier League were English.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/8182090.stm |title=Where the Premier League's players come from |date=17 August 2009 |website=BBC Sport |access-date=3 October 2010 |first=Ollie |last=Williams |archive-date=12 January 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160112083518/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/8182090.stm |url-status=live }}</ref> By February 2020, 117 different nationalities had played in the Premier League, and 101 nationalities had scored in the competition.<ref>{{cite news |title=Samatta adds Tanzania to Premier League nations |url=https://www.premierleague.com/news/1591523 |access-date=1 February 2020 |publisher=Premier League |archive-date=1 February 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200201224842/https://www.premierleague.com/news/1591523 |url-status=live }}</ref>

In 1999, in response to concerns that clubs were increasingly passing over young English players in favour of foreign players, the [[Home Office]] tightened its rules for granting work permits to players from countries outside of the [[European Union]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.gnn.gov.uk/Content/Detail.asp?ReleaseID=32096&NewsAreaID=2 |title=New Work Permit Criteria for Football Players Announced |publisher=Department for Education and Employment |date=2 July 1999 |access-date=1 July 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070930154815/http://www.gnn.gov.uk/Content/Detail.asp?ReleaseID=32096&NewsAreaID=2 |archive-date=30 September 2007 |url-status=dead}}</ref> A non-EU player applying for the permit must have played for his country in at least 75&nbsp;per&nbsp;cent of its competitive 'A' team matches for which he was available for selection during the previous two years, and his country must have averaged at least 70th place in the official FIFA world rankings over the previous two years. If a player does not meet those criteria, the club wishing to sign him may appeal.<ref name=HOworkpermits>{{cite web |url=http://www.workingintheuk.gov.uk/working_in_the_uk/en/homepage/work_permits0/applying_for_a_work/sports_and_entertainers/football_players.html |title=Work permit arrangements for football players |publisher=Home Office |access-date=1 July 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060926091514/http://www.workingintheuk.gov.uk/working_in_the_uk/en/homepage/work_permits0/applying_for_a_work/sports_and_entertainers/football_players.html |archive-date=26 September 2006 |url-status=dead}}</ref>

Following the implementation of [[Brexit]] in January 2021, new regulations were introduced which require all foreign players to obtain a Governing Body Endorsement (GBE) in order to play football in the United Kingdom, regardless of EU status.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.thefa.com/news/2020/dec/01/gbe-points-based-system-launched-011220 |title=Plan agreed on entry requirements for overseas players in England post-Brexit in 2021 |publisher=The Football Association |access-date=14 August 2021 |archive-date=14 August 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210814052954/https://www.thefa.com/news/2020/dec/01/gbe-points-based-system-launched-011220 |url-status=live }}</ref>

===Top scorers===
{{see also|List of footballers with 100 or more Premier League goals|List of Premier League hat-tricks|List of top Premier League goal scorers by season|Premier League Golden Boot}}
[[File:Alan Shearer 2008.jpg|thumb|upright|[[Alan Shearer]] is the top scorer in Premier League history with 260 goals.]]
{{updated|27 April 2025}}<ref>{{cite web |title=Premier League player stats |url=https://www.premierleague.com/stats/top/players/goals?se=-1 |access-date=27 April 2025 |publisher=Premier League |archive-date=27 April 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250427180735/https://www.premierleague.com/stats/top/players/goals?se=-1 |url-status=live }}</ref>
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"
|-
!width=20|Rank
!width=175|Player
!width=140|Years
!width=55|Goals
!width=55|Apps
!width=55|Ratio
|-
|1
|align=left| {{Flagicon|ENG}} {{sortname|Alan|Shearer}}
|1992–2006||260||441||{{#expr:260/441 round 2}}
|-
|2
|align=left| {{Flagicon|ENG}} ''{{sortname|Harry|Kane}}''
|2012–2023||213||320||{{#expr:213/320 round 2}}
|-
|3
|align=left| {{Flagicon|ENG}} {{sortname|Wayne|Rooney}}
|2002–2018||208||491||{{#expr:208/491 round 2}}
|-
|4
|align=left| {{Flagicon|ENG}} {{sortname|Andy|Cole}}
|1992–2008||187||414||{{#expr:187/414 round 2}}
|-
|5
| align="left" | {{Flagicon|EGY}} '''''{{sortname|Mohamed|Salah}}'''''
|2014–2015<br>2017–||185||297||{{#expr:185/297 round 2}}
|-
|6
| align="left" | {{Flagicon|ARG}} {{sortname|Sergio|Agüero||Aguero, Sergio}}
|2011–2021||184||275||{{#expr:184/275 round 2}}
|-
|7
|align=left| {{Flagicon|ENG}} {{sortname|Frank|Lampard}}
|1995–2015||177||609||{{#expr:177/609 round 2}}
|-
|8
|align=left| {{Flagicon|FRA}} {{sortname|Thierry|Henry}}
|1999–2007<br>2012||175||258||{{#expr:175/258 round 2}}
|-
|9
|align=left| {{Flagicon|ENG}} {{sortname|Robbie|Fowler}}
|1993–2007<br>2008||163||379||{{#expr:163/379 round 2}}
|-
|10
| align="left" | {{Flagicon|ENG}} {{sortname|Jermain|Defoe}}
|2001–2003<br>2004–2014<br>2015–2019||162||496||{{#expr:162/492 round 2}}
|}

{{small|''Italics'' denotes players still playing professional football,<br />'''Bold''' denotes players still playing in the Premier League.}}
[[File:Thierry Henry (51649035951) (cropped).jpg|thumb|upright|[[Thierry Henry]] won a record four [[Premier League Golden Boot]] awards.]]
The [[Premier League Golden Boot]] is awarded each season to the top scorer in the division. Former Blackburn Rovers and [[Newcastle United F.C.|Newcastle United]] striker [[Alan Shearer]] holds the record for most Premier League goals with 260.<ref>{{cite news |title=Will Luis Suarez break the Premier League goal scoring record this season? |url=http://www.independent.ie/sport/soccer/will-luis-suarez-break-the-premier-league-goal-scoring-record-this-season-29861426.html |date=23 December 2013 |access-date=15 August 2014 |first=Declan |last=Whooley |newspaper=Irish Independent |archive-date=12 May 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190512163009/https://www.independent.ie/sport/soccer/will-luis-suarez-break-the-premier-league-goal-scoring-record-this-season-29861426.html |url-status=live }}</ref> [[List of Premier League players with 100 or more goals|Thirty-three players]] have reached the 100-goal mark.<ref>{{cite web |title=Players by Statistic |url=http://www.premierleague.com/en-gb/players/index.html#stat |publisher=Premier League |access-date=20 August 2013 |archive-date=3 July 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160703054242/http://www.premierleague.com/en-gb/players/index.html#stat |url-status=dead }}</ref> Since the first Premier League season in 1992–93, 23 players from 11 clubs have won or shared the top scorer title.<ref>{{cite web |title=Premier League Golden Boot award winners |url=https://www.premierleague.com/news/1206108 |publisher=Premier League |date=20 May 2020 |access-date=21 July 2020 |archive-date=19 July 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200719183600/https://www.premierleague.com/news/1206108 |url-status=live }}</ref> [[Thierry Henry]] won his fourth overall scoring title by scoring 27 goals in the 2005–06 season. [[Erling Haaland]] holds the record for most goals in a Premier League season (38 matches) with 36 goals as of 15 May 2023.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.football.co.uk/football_features/story_304.shtml |title=Premier League records |work=football.co.uk |publisher=DigitalSportsGroup |date=24 March 2008 |access-date=13 September 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091201024120/http://www.football.co.uk/football_features/story_304.shtml |archive-date=1 December 2009 }}</ref> [[Ryan Giggs]] of Manchester United holds the record for scoring goals in consecutive seasons, having scored in the first 21 seasons of the league.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.sportbusiness.com/marketplace/facts/ryan-giggs-goal-makes-him-only-person-to-score-in-all-pl-seasons |title=Ryan Giggs goal makes him only person to score in all PL seasons trivia |work=SportBusiness |publisher=SBG Companies Ltd. |access-date=21 November 2009 |archive-date=13 September 2012 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120913043831/http://www.sportbusiness.com/marketplace/facts/ryan-giggs-goal-makes-him-only-person-to-score-in-all-pl-seasons |url-status=dead }}</ref> Giggs also holds the record for the [[Premier League records and statistics#Assists|most Premier League assists]], with 162.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.premierleague.com/stats/top/players/goal_assist?co=1&se=-1&co=1&cl=-1&iso=-1&po=-1%3Fse%3D-1|title=Premier League Player Stats: Assists – All Seasons|publisher=Premier League|access-date=19 November 2021|archive-date=15 September 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170915023614/https://www.premierleague.com/stats/top/players/goal_assist?co=1&se=-1&co=1&cl=-1&iso=-1&po=-1%3Fse%3D-1|url-status=live}}</ref>

===Wages===
There is no team or individual salary cap in the Premier League. As a result of the increasingly lucrative television deals, player wages rose sharply following the formation of the Premier League, when the average player wage was £75,000 per year.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://football.guardian.co.uk/comment/story/0,9753,1009392,00.html |title=Forty factors fuelling football inflation |newspaper=The Guardian |date=31 July 2003 |access-date=8 August 2006 |archive-date=18 August 2006 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060818060800/http://football.guardian.co.uk/comment/story/0,9753,1009392,00.html |url-status=live }}</ref> In the 2018–19 season the average annual salary stood at £2.99&nbsp;million.

The total salary bill for the 20 Premier League clubs in the 2018–19 season was £1.62&nbsp;billion; this compares to £1.05&nbsp;billion in [[La Liga]], £0.83&nbsp;billion in [[Serie A]], £0.72&nbsp;billion in [[Bundesliga]], and £0.54&nbsp;billion in [[Ligue 1]]. The club with the highest average wage is [[Manchester United F.C.|Manchester United]] at £6.5&nbsp;million. This is smaller than the club with the highest wage bill in Spain ([[FC Barcelona|Barcelona]] £10.5&nbsp;million) and Italy ([[Juventus FC|Juventus]] £6.7&nbsp;million), but higher than in Germany ([[FC Bayern Munich|Bayern Munich]] £6.4&nbsp;million) and France ([[Paris Saint-Germain F.C.|Paris Saint-Germain]] £6.1&nbsp;million). For the 2018–19 season, the ratio of the wages of the highest-paid team to lowest-paid in the Premier League is 6.82 to 1. This is much lower than in La Liga (19.1 to 1), Serie A (16 to 1), Bundesliga (20.5 to 1), and Ligue 1 (26.6 to 1). Because of the lower differential between team wage bills in the Premier League, it is often regarded as being more competitive than other top European leagues.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://globalsportssalaries.com/ |title=Global Sports Salaries Survey 2018 |publisher=Sporting Intelligence |date=27 November 2018 |access-date=27 November 2018 |archive-date=27 November 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181127064800/http://globalsportssalaries.com/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

===Player transfer fees===
{{see also|Progression of the British football transfer fee record|List of most expensive association football transfers}}

The [[Progression of British football transfer fee record|record transfer fee]] for a Premier League player has risen steadily over the lifetime of the competition. Before the start of the first Premier League season, [[Alan Shearer]] became the first British player to command a transfer fee of more than £3&nbsp;million.<ref name="OSMtransfers">{{cite news |url=http://observer.guardian.co.uk/osm/story/0,,1720979,00.html |title=From £250,000 to £29.1m |newspaper=The Observer |date=5 March 2006 |access-date=2 December 2007 |archive-date=3 December 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071203201533/http://observer.guardian.co.uk/osm/story/0,,1720979,00.html |url-status=live }}</ref> The record has increased steadily and [[Enzo Fernández]] is now the most expensive transfer fee paid by a Premier League club at £106.8&nbsp;million, whilst [[Philippe Coutinho]] is the biggest transfer involving a Premier League club at £105&nbsp;million.
<!--THIS SHOULD BE CONSISTENT WITH "List of most expensive association football transfers"-->
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+Top transfer fees paid by Premier League clubs
|- 
!scope="col"| Rank
!scope="col"| Player
!scope="col"| Fee ([[Pound sterling|£&nbsp;million]])
!scope="col"| Year
!scope="col" colspan="2"| Transfer
!scope="col"| Reference(s)
|-
| 1
|align="left"| {{flagathlete|[[Enzo Fernández]]|ARG}}
| £106.8
| 2023
|align="left"| {{fbaicon|POR}} [[S.L. Benfica|Benfica]]
|align="left"| {{fbaicon|ENG}} [[Chelsea F.C.|Chelsea]]
| <ref>{{cite news |title=Enzo Fernandez transfer news: Chelsea complete British record £107m fee for Benfica midfielder |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/64463077 |website=BBC Sport |date=1 February 2023 |access-date=1 February 2023 |archive-date=1 February 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230201000853/https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/64463077 |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
|rowspan="3"| 2
|align="left"| {{flagathlete|[[Jack Grealish]]|ENG}}
| £100
| 2021
|align="left"| {{fbaicon|ENG}} [[Aston Villa F.C.|Aston Villa]]
|align="left"| {{fbaicon|ENG}} [[Manchester City F.C.|Manchester City]]
| <ref name="Grealish">{{cite news |title=Jack Grealish: Man City sign England midfielder from Aston Villa for £100m |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/57818660 |website=BBC Sport |date=5 August 2021 |archive-date=5 August 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210805233543/https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/57818660 |url-status=live |access-date=5 August 2021}}</ref>
|-
|align="left"| {{flagathlete|[[Moisés Caicedo]]|ECU}}
| £100{{efn|Initial £100&nbsp;million plus a reported £15&nbsp;million in bonuses}}
| 2023
|align="left"| {{fbaicon|ENG}} [[Brighton & Hove Albion F.C.|Brighton & Hove Albion]]
|align="left"| {{fbaicon|ENG}} [[Chelsea F.C.|Chelsea]]
| <ref name="Steinberg">{{cite news|title=Chelsea complete Moisés Caicedo signing in British record £115m deal|url=https://theguardian.com/football/2023/aug/14/chelsea-sign-moises-caicedo-british-record-115m-deal-brighton|newspaper=The Guardian|first=Jacob|last=Steinberg|date=14 August 2023|access-date=14 August 2023|archive-date=14 August 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230814181829/https://www.theguardian.com/football/2023/aug/14/chelsea-sign-moises-caicedo-british-record-115m-deal-brighton|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
|align="left"| {{flagathlete|[[Declan Rice]]|ENG}}
| £100{{efn|Initial £100&nbsp;million plus a reported £5&nbsp;million in bonuses}}
| 2023
|align="left"| {{fbaicon|ENG}} [[West Ham United F.C.|West Ham United]]
|align="left"| {{fbaicon|ENG}} [[Arsenal F.C.|Arsenal]]
| <ref>{{cite news|title=Arsenal sign Rice in club-record £105m deal|url=https://www.skysports.com/app/transfer/news/12691/12913870/declan-rice-arsenal-sign-england-midfielder-from-west-ham-in-club-record-105m-deal|website=Sky Sports|date=17 July 2023|access-date=12 August 2023|archive-date=13 August 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230813025512/https://www.skysports.com/app/transfer/news/12691/12913870/declan-rice-arsenal-sign-england-midfielder-from-west-ham-in-club-record-105m-deal|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
| 5
|align="left"| {{flagathlete|[[Romelu Lukaku]]|BEL}}
| £97.5
| 2021
|align="left"| {{fbaicon|ITA}} [[Inter Milan]]
|align="left"| {{fbaicon|ENG}} [[Chelsea F.C.|Chelsea]]
| <ref>{{cite news |title=Chelsea re-sign Lukaku for club record £97.5m |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/58111490 |website=BBC Sport |date=12 August 2021 |access-date=12 August 2021 |archive-date=13 August 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210813080940/https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/58111490 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2021/aug/12/chelsea-confirm-romelu-lukaku-signing-from-inter-in-115m-deal |title=Chelsea confirm Romelu Lukaku signing from Inter in €115m deal |date=12 August 2021 |access-date=12 August 2021 |work=The Guardian |archive-date=22 June 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220622215320/https://www.theguardian.com/football/2021/aug/12/chelsea-confirm-romelu-lukaku-signing-from-inter-in-115m-deal |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
| 6
|align="left"| {{flagathlete|[[Paul Pogba]]|FRA}}
| £89
| 2016
|align="left"| {{fbaicon|ITA}} [[Juventus FC|Juventus]]
|align="left"| {{fbaicon|ENG}} [[Manchester United F.C.|Manchester United]]
| <ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.football-italia.net/88963/official-pogba-signs-man-utd |title=Official: Pogba signs for Man Utd for €105m |publisher=[[Football Italia#Website and magazine|Football Italia]] |date=8 August 2016 |access-date=8 August 2016 |archive-date=20 August 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160820151621/http://www.football-italia.net/88963/official-pogba-signs-man-utd |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/37016170 |title=Paul Pogba: Manchester United re-sign France midfielder for world-record £89m |website=BBC Sport |date=8 August 2016 |access-date=8 August 2016 |archive-date=3 May 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190503184856/https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/37016170 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |first=Arindam |last=Rej |title=Paul Pogba completes record transfer to Manchester United from Juventus |publisher=ESPN |date=8 August 2016 |url=http://www.espnfc.com/story/2915734/paul-pogba-completes-record-move-to-manchester-united-from-juventus |access-date=8 August 2016 |archive-date=22 April 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190422074217/http://www.espnfc.com/story/2915734/paul-pogba-completes-record-move-to-manchester-united-from-juventus |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
| 7
|align="left"| {{flagathlete|[[Antony (footballer, born 2000)|Antony]]|BRA}}
| £82
| 2022
|align="left"| {{fbaicon|NED}} [[AFC Ajax|Ajax]]
|align="left"| {{fbaicon|ENG}} [[Manchester United F.C.|Manchester United]]
| <ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/62718027|title=Antony: Manchester United agree to sign Ajax winger for £81.3m|access-date=30 August 2022|date=30 August 2022|website=BBC Sport|archive-date=30 August 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220830121429/https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/62718027|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
| 8
|align="left"| {{flagathlete|[[Harry Maguire]]|ENG}}
| £80
| 2019
|align="left"| {{fbaicon|ENG}} [[Leicester City F.C.|Leicester City]]
|align="left"| {{fbaicon|ENG}} [[Manchester United F.C.|Manchester United]]
| <ref name="BBCMaguire">{{cite news |title=Harry Maguire: Man Utd sign Leicester defender for world record £80m |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/49224905 |website=BBC Sport |archive-date=5 August 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190805114203/https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/49224905 |url-status=live |access-date=5 August 2019}}</ref><ref name="LequipeMaguire">{{cite news |title=Transferts : Harry Maguire, le défenseur le plus cher de l'histoire, à Manchester United pour six ans |url=https://www.lequipe.fr/Football/Actualites/Transferts-harry-maguire-le-defenseur-le-plus-cher-de-l-histoire-a-manchester-united-pour-six-ans/1046398 |publisher=L'Equipe |language=fr |archive-date=9 April 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220409230240/https://www.lequipe.fr/Football/Actualites/Transferts-harry-maguire-le-defenseur-le-plus-cher-de-l-histoire-a-manchester-united-pour-six-ans/1046398 |url-status=live |access-date=5 August 2019}}</ref>
|-
| 9
|align="left"| {{flagathlete|[[Joško Gvardiol]]|CRO}}
| £77
| 2023
|align="left"| {{fbaicon|GER}} [[RB Leipzig]]
|align="left"| {{fbaicon|ENG}} [[Manchester City F.C.|Manchester City]]
| <ref>{{cite news |title=Josko Gvardiol: Manchester City sign Croatia centre-back from RB Leipzig |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/66012707 |website=BBC Sport |date=5 August 2023 |access-date=5 August 2023 |archive-date=5 August 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230805090731/https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/66012707 |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
| 10
|align="left"| {{flagathlete|[[Romelu Lukaku]]|BEL}}
| £75{{efn|Fee was to be paid over time with an initial £75&nbsp;million, plus another £15&nbsp;million in additional bonuses.}}
| 2017
|align="left"| {{fbaicon|ENG}} [[Everton F.C.|Everton]]
|align="left"| {{fbaicon|ENG}} [[Manchester United F.C.|Manchester United]]
| <ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/40550934 |title=Romelu Lukaku: Man Utd sign Everton striker for initial £75m on five year deal |work=BBC Sport |date=10 July 2017 |access-date=14 February 2018 |archive-date=10 July 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170710161610/https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/40550934 |url-status=live }}</ref>
|}
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{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+Top transfer fees received by Premier League clubs
|- 
!scope="col"| Rank
!scope="col"| Player
!scope="col"| Fee ([[Pound sterling|£&nbsp;million]])
!scope="col"| Year
!scope="col" colspan="2"| Transfer
!scope="col"| Reference(s)
|-
| 1
|align="left"| {{flagathlete|[[Philippe Coutinho]]|BRA}}
| £105{{efn|Initial £105&nbsp;million plus reported £37&nbsp;million bonuses}}
| 2018
|align="left"| {{fbaicon|ENG}} [[Liverpool F.C.|Liverpool]]
|align="left"| {{fbaicon|ESP}} [[FC Barcelona|Barcelona]]
| <ref>{{cite news|url=https://syndication.bleacherreport.com/amp/2724795-philippe-coutinho-completes-142-million-barcelona-transfer.amp.html|title=Philippe Coutinho Completes £142 Million Barcelona Transfer|date=6 January 2018|access-date=12 August 2023|website=Bleacher Report|first=Matt|last=Jones|archive-date=13 August 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230813025709/https://syndication.bleacherreport.com/amp/2724795-philippe-coutinho-completes-142-million-barcelona-transfer.amp.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
|rowspan="3"| 2
|align="left"| {{flagathlete|[[Moisés Caicedo]]|ECU}}
| £100{{efn|Initial £100&nbsp;million plus a reported £15&nbsp;million in bonuses}}
| 2023
|align="left"| {{fbaicon|ENG}} [[Brighton & Hove Albion F.C.|Brighton & Hove Albion]]
|align="left"| {{fbaicon|ENG}} [[Chelsea F.C.|Chelsea]]
| <ref name="Steinberg"/>
|-
|align="left"| {{flagathlete|[[Declan Rice]]|ENG}}
| £100{{efn|Initial £100&nbsp;million plus a reported £5&nbsp;million in bonuses}}
| 2023
|align="left"| {{fbaicon|ENG}} [[West Ham United F.C.|West Ham United]]
|align="left"| {{fbaicon|ENG}} [[Arsenal F.C.|Arsenal]]
| <ref>{{cite news |title=Arsenal sign Rice in club-record £105m deal |url=https://www.skysports.com/app/transfer/news/12691/12913870/declan-rice-arsenal-sign-england-midfielder-from-west-ham-in-club-record-105m-deal |website=Sky Sports |date=17 July 2023 |access-date=12 August 2023 |archive-date=13 August 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230813025512/https://www.skysports.com/app/transfer/news/12691/12913870/declan-rice-arsenal-sign-england-midfielder-from-west-ham-in-club-record-105m-deal |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
|align="left"| {{flagathlete|[[Jack Grealish]]|ENG}}
| £100
| 2021
|align="left"| {{fbaicon|ENG}} [[Aston Villa F.C.|Aston Villa]]
|align="left"| {{fbaicon|ENG}} [[Manchester City F.C.|Manchester City]]
| <ref name="Grealish" />
|-
| 5
|align="left"| {{flagathlete|[[Eden Hazard]]|BEL}}
| £89{{efn|Initial £89&nbsp;million plus a reported £60&nbsp;million in bonuses}}
| 2019
|align="left"| {{fbaicon|ENG}} [[Chelsea F.C.|Chelsea]]
|align="left"| {{fbaicon|ESP}} [[Real Madrid CF|Real Madrid]]
| <ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.chelseafc.com/en/news/2019/06/07/eden-hazard-transfer-deal-agreed |title=Eden Hazars transfer deal agreed |date=7 June 2019 |access-date=30 July 2019 |archive-date=5 September 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190905112004/https://www.chelseafc.com/en/news/2019/06/07/eden-hazard-transfer-deal-agreed |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
| 6
|align="left"| {{flagathlete|[[Harry Kane]]|ENG}}
| £86.4
| 2023
|align="left"| {{fbaicon|ENG}} [[Tottenham Hotspur F.C.|Tottenham Hotspur]]
|align="left"| {{fbaicon|GER}} [[FC Bayern Munich|Bayern Munich]]
| <ref>{{cite news |title=Harry Kane joins Bayern Munich ending record-breaking Tottenham career |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/66484550 |work=BBC Sport |access-date=12 August 2023 |date=12 August 2023 |archive-date=12 August 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230812080952/https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/66484550 |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
| 7
|align="left"| {{flagathlete|[[Gareth Bale]]|WAL}}
| £86
| 2013
|align="left"| {{fbaicon|ENG}} [[Tottenham Hotspur F.C.|Tottenham Hotspur]]
|align="left"| {{fbaicon|ESP}} [[Real Madrid CF|Real Madrid]]
| <ref name="contractleak">{{cite news |title=Gareth Bale contract leak sparks panic at Real Madrid – and agent's fury |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/players/gareth-bale/12111960/Revealed-How-Real-Madrid-claimed-Gareth-Bale-transfer-was-not-a-world-record-to-keep-Cristiano-Ronaldo-happy.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220110/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/players/gareth-bale/12111960/Revealed-How-Real-Madrid-claimed-Gareth-Bale-transfer-was-not-a-world-record-to-keep-Cristiano-Ronaldo-happy.html |archive-date=10 January 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live |issue=21 January 2016 |newspaper=The Daily Telegraph |date=21 January 2016}}{{cbignore}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/23538218 |title=Spurs accept £85m Bale bid |website=BBC Sport |date=1 August 2013 |access-date=2 September 2013 |archive-date=8 February 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160208184359/http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/23538218 |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
|rowspan="2"| 8
|align="left"| {{flagathlete|[[Cristiano Ronaldo]]|POR}}
| £80
| 2009
|align="left"| {{fbaicon|ENG}} [[Manchester United F.C.|Manchester United]]
|align="left"| {{fbaicon|ESP}} [[Real Madrid CF|Real Madrid]]
| <ref>{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/m/man_utd/8094720.stm |title=Man Utd accept £80m Ronaldo bid |website=BBC Sport |date=11 June 2009 |access-date=2 September 2014 |archive-date=5 October 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181005145102/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/m/man_utd/8094720.stm |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/teams/manchester-united/5505073/Cristiano-Ronaldo-transfer-Real-Madrid-agree-80-million-fee-with-Manchester-United.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220110/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/teams/manchester-united/5505073/Cristiano-Ronaldo-transfer-Real-Madrid-agree-80-million-fee-with-Manchester-United.html |archive-date=10 January 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live |title=Cristiano Ronaldo transfer: Real Madrid agree £80&nbsp;million fee with Manchester United |work=The Daily Telegraph |date=11 June 2009 |access-date=5 November 2010 |location=London |first=Mark |last=Ogden}}{{cbignore}}</ref>
|-
|align="left"| {{flagathlete|[[Harry Maguire]]|ENG}}
| £80
| 2019
|align="left"| {{fbaicon|ENG}} [[Leicester City F.C.|Leicester City]]
|align="left"| {{fbaicon|ENG}} [[Manchester United F.C.|Manchester United]]
| <ref name="BBCMaguire" /><ref name="LequipeMaguire" />
|-
|rowspan="2"| 10
|align="left"| {{flagathlete|[[Romelu Lukaku]]|BEL}}
| £75
| 2017
|align="left"| {{fbaicon|ENG}} [[Everton F.C.|Everton]]
|align="left"| {{fbaicon|ENG}} [[Manchester United F.C.|Manchester United]]
| <ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/40550934 |title=Romelu Lukaku: Man Utd sign Everton striker for initial £75m on five year deal |website=BBC Sport |date=10 July 2017 |archive-date=13 June 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180613033315/https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/40550934 |url-status=live |access-date=30 August 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Romelu Lukaku signs for Man United to complete switch from Everton |publisher=ESPN |date=10 July 2017 |url=http://www.espnfc.com/story/3155113/romelu-lukaku-signs-for-manchester-united-to-complete-everton-switch |archive-date=12 July 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170712063810/http://www.espnfc.com/story/3155113/romelu-lukaku-signs-for-manchester-united-to-complete-everton-switch |url-status=live |access-date=10 July 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/football/2017/07/10/romelu-lukaku-completes-75m-manchester-united-move/ |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220110/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/football/2017/07/10/romelu-lukaku-completes-75m-manchester-united-move/ |archive-date=10 January 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live |title=Romelu Lukaku completes Manchester United move in deal that could reach world record £90m |work=The Daily Telegraph |date=10 July 2017 |first=James |last=Ducker |access-date=10 July 2017}}{{cbignore}}</ref>
|-
|align="left"| {{flagathlete|[[Virgil van Dijk]]|NED}}
| £75
| 2018
|align="left"| {{fbaicon|ENG}} [[Southampton F.C.|Southampton]]
|align="left"| {{fbaicon|ENG}} [[Liverpool F.C.|Liverpool]]
| <ref>{{cite news |title=Virgil van Dijk: Liverpool to sign Southampton defender for world record £75m |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/42496637 |website=BBC Sport |access-date=28 December 2017 |archive-date=7 April 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190407211158/https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/42496637 |url-status=live }}</ref>
|}
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