Top Ten Transfers in the History of the English Premier League

Odulaja Adetayo
A lot has been said on how the love of money has influenced the game. While some school of thoughts are of the opinion that to build the best team, you have to invest hugely on ready made talents. Others disagreed and believed excess and outrageous fee being paid on transfers is jeopardizing the future of the game.

Its believed that the EPL is one of the most expensive assemblage of footballers in the whole world, whether these expensive players justify these huge amount is a point of discourse also. However, the following are the top ten expensive transfers in the history of Barclays Premier League. 

10. Juan Sebastian Veron Transfer: From Lazio to Manchester United 
      Fee: £28.1 million Year: 2001 Grade: C 
9. Rio Ferdinand Transfer: From Leeds United to Manchester United 
    Fee:£29.1 million Year: 2002 Grade: A+ 
8. Dimitar Berbatov Transfer: From Tottenham Hotspur to Manchester United 
    Fee: £30.75 million Year: 2008 Grade: B 
7. Andriy Shevchenko Transfer: From AC Milan to Chelsea 
    Fee: £30.8 million Year: 2006 Grade: D 
6. Robinho Transfer: From Real Madrid to Manchester City 
    Fee:£32.5 million Year: 2008 Grade: C 
5. Andy Carroll Transfer: From Newcastle United to Liverpool 
    Fee: £35 million Year: 2011 Grade: C 
4. Juan Mata Transfer: From Chelsea to Manchester United  
    Fee: £37.1 million Year: 2014 Grade: A 
3. Sergio Aguero Transfer: From Atletico Madrid to Manchester City  
    Fee: £38 million Year: 2011 Grade: A+ 
2. Mesut Ozil Transfer: From Real Madrid to Arsenal  
    Fee:£42.5 million Year: 2013 Grade: B 
1. Fernando Torres Transfer: From Liverpoolto Chelsea 
    Fee: £50 million Year: 2011 Grade: E 

Here Grades are with respect to their performance, the better they played the better grade they got. Some of them proved their worth and some not