What’s the best Premier League transfer?

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    Quantifying the Premier League’s greatest transfer can be difficult. But we’ve given it a go.
    There are many factors to consider, including but not limited to, sell-on profit, impact on the squad, or likelihood of winning a trophy.
    Abhishek Raj, has defined what a “good transfer” should look like, and has decided the best transfer in Premier League history. Illustrated by Craig Silcock.
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  • @liam709
    @liam709 Před rokem +2999

    Anelka to Arsenal for 500K who was then sold to Real Madrid 18 Months later for £23m. Arsene Wenger used the funds of the transfer to create the best training facility in English football at the time, and used the spare £11m to sign Thierry Henry who went on to be the best player in prem history.

    • @Legnid
      @Legnid Před rokem +224

      This is has to be up there as it benefited both the club's infrastructure n the team.

    • @lucaskeir6818
      @lucaskeir6818 Před rokem +80

      Hard to argue with that one…

    • @iisquared77
      @iisquared77 Před rokem +154

      the only comment that understood the assignment

    • @clintstewart5545
      @clintstewart5545 Před rokem +37

      HENRY BEST PLAYER LOL

    • @cornel1260
      @cornel1260 Před rokem +3

      Really !!!! This beats 5000 to 1 odds 😅😂😅

  • @daniyalshakir6093
    @daniyalshakir6093 Před rokem +1243

    For me Harry Maguire. I mean Leicester advertised a fridge to the point where it was sold for 80 million great British pounds. Brilliant business.

    • @misterbogs
      @misterbogs Před rokem +38

      Fridge 💀💀💀💀

    • @felixbache5369
      @felixbache5369 Před rokem +42

      Bullying is okay if it's towards football players since they are not real people who don't feel emotions

    • @jdogg448
      @jdogg448 Před rokem +85

      @@felixbache5369 pay me what he's on to slowly run around Old Trafford and you can say whatever you like in a youtube comment section i'll never see.

    • @jeeyjey5635
      @jeeyjey5635 Před rokem +5

      This is personal 😂

    • @chrispearce9806
      @chrispearce9806 Před rokem +3

      Nah tbf he was class for us and for england

  • @miloudbouchefra200
    @miloudbouchefra200 Před rokem +265

    Mahrez was bought for £400,000 and sold for £60 million, which is 150 times his original value.
    He's one of the best right wingers and his contribution to Leicester's miracle is indisputable.
    I think he should be the best transfer deal ever made.

    • @ZzonkedMCFC
      @ZzonkedMCFC Před rokem +31

      Yes I agree. I don't really understand how they credit Kante with raising Mahrez's value in the video. The year Leicester won the league Mahrez was PFA player of the year. At the very worst you could say they raised each others value.

    • @el-youtub3r402
      @el-youtub3r402 Před rokem +4

      one of the best left wingers? he's definetly a top class winger but one of the best? nah

    • @miloudbouchefra200
      @miloudbouchefra200 Před rokem +1

      @@el-youtub3r402 you're totally right

    • @davidbassey1341
      @davidbassey1341 Před rokem +2

      @@el-youtub3r402 he’s totally one of the best

    • @mikhailjordanov5863
      @mikhailjordanov5863 Před rokem +4

      @@el-youtub3r402 yeah, he's one of the best wingers in the world, his g\a ratio for the minutes he has played is just spectacular

  • @deenuk125
    @deenuk125 Před rokem +359

    Small list -
    - Seamus Coleman: 60k and became a club legend
    - Coutinho: 13m, became the best player and sold for over 100m funding Liverpool dominance
    - Kante: watch the video
    - cantona: from Leeds cmon
    - teves: from West ham to United was a risk but became one of the deadliest trios ever
    - Viera: became king despite being from abroad which wasn't common at the time
    - Ronaldo: was obv his ability but the balandor and fee he was sold for cant be matched
    - VVD: has there ever been a singing with more single impact?
    Kompany: signed window before takeover but was key to where city are today
    Vidic - signed from Moscow and went on to be one of the most feared defenders ever
    Alan Shearer - bought for under 5m by Blackburn; wins the league and sold for a British record fee to Newcastle
    Jay Jay Ococha - on a free from PSG to Bolton and his impact commercially and on the pitch was astronomical
    My fav:
    Juniniho to Middlesbrough
    There has never been a player then and since who impacted a EPL team directly from a South American team

    • @WS12658
      @WS12658 Před rokem +8

      Balandor? Do you mean Ballon d'Or?

    • @deenuk125
      @deenuk125 Před rokem +43

      @@WS12658 no I mean balandor

    • @ronanfitzpatrick1261
      @ronanfitzpatrick1261 Před rokem +4

      great list

    • @ByrdFlu
      @ByrdFlu Před rokem +12

      ​@@deenuk125 Ah yes, Balandor, the Finnish audit company; famously owned by Ronaldo. My guy, you mean the Ballon d'Or.

    • @deenuk125
      @deenuk125 Před rokem +37

      @@ByrdFlu no I mean the Austrian Insurance firm, owned by David Alaba; the Balandor - never heard of this other award

  • @arthurmorgandegen
    @arthurmorgandegen Před rokem +467

    Cantona to Man United has to be up there too. Galvanised them into being the dominant force they were for 20 years, and cost £1mil from a deadly rival!

    • @teddyawesome5197
      @teddyawesome5197 Před rokem +32

      £1 mil was a large amount back then

    • @14nst3w4rt
      @14nst3w4rt Před rokem +3

      this is the one I was thinking of too. Man Utd pre-Cantona hadn't won much and this was the catalyst that kick-started the Ferguson success years.

    • @shakiMiki
      @shakiMiki Před rokem +5

      That was my initial guess but they make a stronger case for their choice.

    • @glowwurm9365
      @glowwurm9365 Před rokem +3

      @@teddyawesome5197 Its a fifth of what Lazio paid for Paul Gasgoine, it was a respectable amount it wasn’t excessive.

    • @ianstewart9487
      @ianstewart9487 Před rokem

      @@shakiMiki if they did the same methodology and looked at the trophies won. And the increase in value of the whole team I think it would be difficult to argue against.

  • @dontbewrong7706
    @dontbewrong7706 Před rokem +265

    Coutinho to Liverpool was the best transfer ever:
    1] cost them just 13 million
    2}was liverpool's best player
    3]sold at 147 million
    4]with that money they brought vvd and allison which heralded the era of Liverpool success

    • @ededdandeddytv5164
      @ededdandeddytv5164 Před rokem +14

      Has to be top 5 at least

    • @areebsiddiqui758
      @areebsiddiqui758 Před rokem +34

      Hazard to Chelsea was better. Won far more trophies and was crucial to our success. He was the club's best player for 5 of the 7 seasons he spent in the Prem and was arguably the league's best player for at least 3 and maybe 4 seasons outright.
      Carried the club for a couple of years when we had a declining squad and was sold for 140 million including add ons with one year left on his deal.

    • @BenCowley111
      @BenCowley111 Před rokem +7

      Hazard was the leagues best player maybe once or twice.

    • @areebsiddiqui758
      @areebsiddiqui758 Před rokem +5

      @@BenCowley111 2014/15, 2016/17 and 2018/19 which was probably his best season where he dragged Sarri's mediocre team singlehandedly to a 3rd place and Europa League. He was the best player in the league for those three seasons.
      I'd argue 17/18 as well because Chelsea were pretty poor and he was winning games on his own at most times but it wasn't as impressive as the next season.

    • @timdurgan
      @timdurgan Před rokem +10

      As another commentor just said, Anelka to Arsenal for 500K who was then sold to Real Madrid 18 Months later for £23m. If you apply the inflation value (in real terms and football market inflation), could easily argue that's a better transfer than Coutinho.

  • @oh1yeah2
    @oh1yeah2 Před rokem +139

    Hard to argue against Kanté ❤

    • @joooooeeeeeee
      @joooooeeeeeee Před rokem

      Agreed, I just think Mahrez is very much from the same sample and was sold for double that

    • @KenTheMan407
      @KenTheMan407 Před rokem

      The goat

  • @Beeady
    @Beeady Před rokem +14

    Frank Lampard deserves a shout here. Cost a fair bit at the time but when a centre midfielder becomes the highest scoring player in the club's history and was as consistant over such a long period of time as he was, absolutely one of the best signings ever.

    • @JPayne95
      @JPayne95 Před rokem

      Frank lampard is a legend but him being Chelsea top goal scorer is a bad representation of Chelsea fc

  • @petemartin_net
    @petemartin_net Před rokem +20

    I would say Patrick Vieira. Joined a struggling and aging Arsenal side for very little money and was a lynchpin in turning them into the Invincibles. I would say staying for years and winning trophies is more valuable than a big selling fee.

  • @magnus383
    @magnus383 Před rokem +66

    If what you get is levels above what you had in the same position last year, it’s a really good transfer

  • @Max-ve5tu
    @Max-ve5tu Před rokem +136

    Peter Schmeichel. Cost them £0.5m and he was an integral part in United going from a Tottenham-type club to winning the treble when he left. It also took them almost 10 years to find a proper replacement.

    • @Baleftbl
      @Baleftbl Před rokem +1

      No 7 years

    • @Baleftbl
      @Baleftbl Před rokem +1

      Or 6

    • @murdotch2484
      @murdotch2484 Před rokem +15

      The fact Schmeichel is the only goalkeeper to win POTY in premier league history isn't spoken about enough. I'd love to see Tifo do a video on his season.

    • @edenhazard2751
      @edenhazard2751 Před rokem +1

      what do you mean by Tottenham -type club?

    • @iefgrootaers
      @iefgrootaers Před rokem

      @@murdotch2484 TIFO, Time to get Maram AlBaharna on the case!

  • @marianchicago4002
    @marianchicago4002 Před rokem +29

    Best transfer ever, Phillippe Couthinho, a unicorn type player without a clear position in a modern highly structured teams, bought for 13 million, sold for 150, money reinvented in VVD and Allison, arguably best players at their positions that fit perfectly in a modern highly structured team

  • @lumberjack600
    @lumberjack600 Před rokem +16

    Haven’t seen anyone mention azpilicueta yet, £8m for a captain who in 9 years with the club has won everything there is to win.

  • @donnyjepp
    @donnyjepp Před rokem +28

    IMO...Eric Cantona to Manchester United.

  • @Ace-zc3tt
    @Ace-zc3tt Před rokem +26

    For me it’s van dijk from Celtic to Southampton, not only did they sell him on for £75mill it pushed Southampton into the europa league for one season.

    • @craigmurphy1204
      @craigmurphy1204 Před rokem

      Ah, you've literally beaten me to it 🤣
      I would also tentatively suggest John McGinn from St Mirren to Hibs.
      He's become rock solid for Villa and Scotland.

    • @Harry-mf6rq
      @Harry-mf6rq Před rokem

      My first thought too. But Liverpool bought coutinho for less than we paid for van dijk. They sold him for enough money to buy van dijk AND alisson.
      Our best transfer is still sir Rickie Lambert anyway

  • @kenlaiya
    @kenlaiya Před rokem +9

    I’m surprised not a mention of Sami Hyypia is made here; for his cost at the time, he improved the defence, won every trophy bar the PL and even captained the club…

  • @lucasazeredo9588
    @lucasazeredo9588 Před rokem +2

    Premier League: Henry. 16 million euros for probably the best PL striker of the early-mid 2000s, club legend, and arguably the greatest gunner of all time.
    Bundesliga: Gerd Muller. They signed him when he was 18-17 years old with not much experience after being Third Division champion. Went on to win 13 titles with Bayern with 3 UCLs.
    Serie A: Milito is my pick. Bought for 28 million euros and scored all four goals in the decisive matches for Inter in the 2009-2010 season (1-0 vs Roma in Coppa Italia's final, 2-0 vs Bayern in UCL's final, and 1-0 against Siena in the last game of the season clinching the Serie A title).
    Ligue 1: Juninho Pernambucano. 100 goals for Lyon. 7 Ligue 1 titles in a row + 1 Coupe de France. That's it. If I'm not mistaken, Lyon did not pay a dime for him.
    LaLiga: CR7.

  • @HiImChase
    @HiImChase Před rokem +12

    I would argue the case for Shearer, sold by my club, Southampton for £3.5m to Blackburn, won the premier league then sold on to Newcastle for a world record fee of £15m and went on to become the all time premiere league goalscorer. Having a strike rate of 0.8 goals PER GAME for Bburn... Not a bad bit of business by them.

  • @bwabymafia
    @bwabymafia Před rokem +22

    Luis Suarez was on another level, what a bargain!

  • @yungcrunchtampa
    @yungcrunchtampa Před rokem +18

    Here to ask Joe Devine to be the best man at my wedding

    • @hb3393
      @hb3393 Před rokem

      a Joe Devine best man speech is the stuff of dreams tbf

  • @bushki
    @bushki Před rokem +119

    Bergkamp to Arsenal imo was as important as Wenger to Arsenal. He almost single handedly changed the face of the prem and turned an Arsenal side who were pretty dogshit in the mid 90s and heralded the destruction of "boring boring arsenal"

    • @mrcloista7304
      @mrcloista7304 Před rokem +11

      Not only the best transfer in Arsenal's history, but arguably the Premier League. Transformed the club completely and heralded the beginning of elite foreign players coming to England in their prime.

    • @Kurt_Philanderer
      @Kurt_Philanderer Před rokem +6

      If we can make a metric for the beauty of his technique he'd be off the charts

  • @btb3614
    @btb3614 Před rokem +73

    I think the transfer of Roy Keane in 93 to Manchester United is extremely undervalued.
    For over a decade he set the standard of intensity and focus for United, he’s instrumental in their long term domestic dominance.
    7 x EPL titles (3 in a row)
    4 x FA Cups
    1 x Champions League
    All for £3.75 million (£7.25 million today)

    • @joebarnes100
      @joebarnes100 Před rokem +24

      £3.75 m is not the same as £7.25m today. Football inflation is very different to inflation in general.

    • @btb3614
      @btb3614 Před rokem +5

      @@joebarnes100 true but it was still extremely inexpensive if you compare Gianluigi Lentini move to AC Milan in 1992 for £13 million or Alan Shearer’s £15 million move to Newcastle in 1996.

    • @grealish2234
      @grealish2234 Před rokem +7

      He's like a 70 million investment today . He was wanted by real madrids , liverpool and the great Italian clubs and united just won the race

    • @alanbaskaev3907
      @alanbaskaev3907 Před rokem +1

      I'm with you mate

    • @henrikgm654
      @henrikgm654 Před rokem +1

      @@grealish2234 he had already agreed terms with Blackburn, but Fergie came in during the weekend and couped the deal - and what a deal it turned out to be for ManU. Record signing in the premier league at the time, so I think even higher than £70m.
      outtake from fourfourtwo's article on highest British transfers :
      "It would have been Blackburn who once again set the record with this very transfer (and at a rumoured higher fee of £4m) had it not been for the office with the fax machine in it to be locked up before they could finalise the deal on a Friday evening.
      Instead, wiley Alex Ferguson managed to capitalise on the east Lancastrians' strict adherence to weekends off, and land Roy Keane's signature by Monday morning."

  • @JR-sj1jz
    @JR-sj1jz Před rokem +40

    Since no one has mentioned him in the comments, I put my case forward for Andy Robertson. £8m from a relegated Hull City in an era when some clubs will spend 3 to 4 times that much for a backup full back. Always reliable and available and is on pace not only to break the premier league record for most assists by a defender but, fitness and form permitting, might even reach the overall top 10 in 3 or so seasons. And yes I know Trent will absolutely smash that record but for now Robbo is ahead on that list. He is already a premier league great in terms of left backs. Only real question left is where amongst the greats will he rank

    • @Eibarwoman
      @Eibarwoman Před rokem +3

      Sheesh, Kepa turned into a £71.6m backup goalkeeper which makes Robertson's fee look even more spectularly low.

  • @tonymgc82
    @tonymgc82 Před rokem +13

    Cucurella to Chelsea.
    After one season at Brighton selling him for a potential £63 mil and getting Colwill for a season for free was incredible business

  • @adisucipto5386
    @adisucipto5386 Před rokem +21

    THERE IS NO BETTER TRANSFER THAN WHAT JUVE DID TO MAN UNITED
    got Pogba for free, then sold him for 100+ mil Euros, then got him again for free

    • @jordansamar7825
      @jordansamar7825 Před rokem

      But Pogba got injured (again) and he'll be sidelined for weeks...I guess that is what you get for free

    • @detnemt9571
      @detnemt9571 Před rokem +2

      an underrated one is ronaldo to juve, Real sold a 33 year old player for 117 million AND got rid of his 60 million a year salary.

  • @pashkodreshaj2558
    @pashkodreshaj2558 Před rokem +13

    Litterally the first player that came to mind was Kante when I saw the title
    Bought for reserve and became world class
    Kante is special and makes everyone look way better than they are, everyone can focus on their creative side
    They know Kante has their backs covered

    • @thelastmanonearth2631
      @thelastmanonearth2631 Před 10 měsíci

      The Vardy and Mahrez goals got all the highlights, deservedly so, but Kante's TOTAL CONTROL of the midfield against so many "superior" opponents was the true difference for Leicester that season. I don't think you could take away the efforts of anyone on that team and still see Leicester win it, but Kante's efforts seem most significant to me

  • @AdarshKumar-nj7rp
    @AdarshKumar-nj7rp Před rokem +58

    Coutinho to Liverpool was one of the best ever transfer.
    • He came cheap, at just €13m.
    • During his stay, he was one of the best players in the world and contributed highly to Liverpool.
    • He was sold at €135m, a 10x profit.
    • His transfer funded for players like Allison Becker and Virgil Van Dijk, which transformed the team.
    • In a macabre way, him not working out for Barcelona also ensured that this transfer never strengthened their rivals, most notably in the 2018/19 CL semi-final.

    • @snorelex
      @snorelex Před rokem +2

      His transfer paved the way for liverpool to be valued from less than 1B to 3+/4B

    • @lewisphillips275
      @lewisphillips275 Před rokem

      Didn’t help them win a champions league or a premier league tho. So many better picks than countiho for best transfer of all time bale from saints to spurs, rooney to united, ronaldo to united, aguero to city, Henry to arsenal, lewandowski to bayern, benzema to real madrid etc etc that’s just modern era, plenty before that as well

    • @TheTruthTeller99
      @TheTruthTeller99 Před rokem

      You made great points 👍

    • @SuicidalLlamas
      @SuicidalLlamas Před rokem +5

      @@mankadrun0ut Do we? I think most were in favor of bringing him back when he was available on the cheap. Very happy to see him doing better at Villa

    • @AdarshKumar-nj7rp
      @AdarshKumar-nj7rp Před rokem +1

      @@lewisphillips275 one player can't singlehandedly win you trophies, not especially with the defence that Liverpool had then.

  • @SkiDaBird
    @SkiDaBird Před rokem +5

    I’m going to argue Kante is still under appreciated, even today. He makes every player around him better, has thrived in multiple systems, and has grown as a player. If I’m building a fantasy midfield from scratch, I’m starting with him.

  • @alexanderhack6248
    @alexanderhack6248 Před rokem +78

    Hands down, Denis Irwin. Could play rb, lb, and always fit. Could get you a goal...

    • @karlm641
      @karlm641 Před rokem +24

      “And he’s a Cork man too”

    • @DICECLUB
      @DICECLUB Před rokem +3

      I agree pal - one of the very best transfers ever but... he transferred to MU in 1990, 2 years before the PL began.

    • @mabbeman
      @mabbeman Před rokem +1

      Did you watch one fricking second of the video?

    • @FaustoTheBoozehound
      @FaustoTheBoozehound Před rokem +4

      @@mabbeman it was a Roy Keane joke

  • @erictwigs
    @erictwigs Před rokem +3

    I’d like to make a shout for Zaha. Basically Crystal Palace paid a negative £8m to take Zaha and he has been Crystal Palace’s best player for half a decade and the clubs’ best ever player. There’s absolutely no way the club stays in the Premier League without him. The value of being in the Premier League should be considerably attributed to him.

  • @kevinmccabe7263
    @kevinmccabe7263 Před rokem +30

    The first 60% of this video was going over the technical parameters of someone's spreadsheet. And I would have really liked to hear what some of the other top transfers were from this analysis. Also did you guys account for inflation in the transfer market?

    • @fatfrankkm7608
      @fatfrankkm7608 Před rokem +1

      Why don't you go and make video then you jobs worth

  • @spyros219
    @spyros219 Před rokem +13

    Eden Hazard to Chelsea. They bought him for around 20M, he was undoubtedly the club's best player while he was there, won 2 PLs and 2 ELs and he was sold for 130M.

    • @WOOOPdoctorFROGhere
      @WOOOPdoctorFROGhere Před rokem +1

      130m? I thought it was only about 70m as he had a year left on his contract

    • @TheBarroomHero321
      @TheBarroomHero321 Před rokem +3

      @@WOOOPdoctorFROGhere You'd think that, but Marina put in a shitload of add-ons. Iirc, Chelsea makes 20m every time Real wins the CL long as Hazard is there.

  • @AutopilotAndChill
    @AutopilotAndChill Před rokem +4

    I would have to say Coutinho from Inter to Liverpool for 15 million then subsequent sale to Barcelona for 160 million is the best transfer. It funded the transfer of Alison and Van Dijk as well as moved Neymar out of Barcelona to PSG. Winning Liverpool the UCL and PL. As a Spurs fan I was disappointed to see Bale go but that is up there as well going to RM and Ronaldo going to RM.

  • @Pmb-vp9ok
    @Pmb-vp9ok Před rokem +4

    Heung min son
    Ridiculous performance levels on the pitch but the monetary value is crazy. Completely brought a new fanbase to Tottenham

  • @davidham5230
    @davidham5230 Před rokem +1

    Im a villa fan but id say the best ever signing has to be Henry, signed as a winger, transformed into the leagues deadliest striker, club captain, legend, icon who broken club records yet to be broken since, helped his side go an entire season undefeated... Rightfully has his own statue outside the ground... When we talk about impact on a team theres no one on his level.

  • @iouiscolingreen1373
    @iouiscolingreen1373 Před rokem +1

    Im surprised no one's mentioned david silva. Bought at the start of the take over and completely encapsulated what manchester were going to try to be about. Alongside aguero became one of the most formidable partnerships in premier league and manchester city history and was instrumental in both the first FA cup in years and the the first 2 premier league titles. And to top it all off was bought for just over £20M

  • @matthewfbridges
    @matthewfbridges Před rokem +31

    my mind always goes for Aguero to Manchester City and Rooney to Manchester United.

  • @nathankibet9184
    @nathankibet9184 Před rokem

    Just love the level of detail Tifo puts into the videos

  • @gd2900
    @gd2900 Před rokem +25

    Definitely Ronaldo to United, Bought for 12mil won everything possible and sold for 80mil...best in Prem history in my opinion

    • @joebarnes100
      @joebarnes100 Před rokem +6

      12 million was a lot at the time, for a unproven teenager from a foreign league.

    • @TheGradeFootballer
      @TheGradeFootballer Před rokem

      Azpilicueta was bought for 7m.
      10 years of service, ~500 apps for Captain Dave and won everything to win with zero off-field drama.

    • @detnemt9571
      @detnemt9571 Před rokem +2

      @@joebarnes100 they sold him for 80 though, well worth the gamble

    • @kevinobonyo6230
      @kevinobonyo6230 Před rokem +2

      The 12 mil part, I agree with. But, considering what he went on to become, the fact that he was an unproven teen at the time United signed him is part of what makes him such an amazing transfer in retrospect.

  • @kushalban3008
    @kushalban3008 Před rokem

    I love you bro!! especially podcasts.

  • @KFR
    @KFR Před rokem +2

    Can we get a reverse of this video about Harry Maguire

  • @TheAaronJP
    @TheAaronJP Před rokem +6

    Kanté may not be footballs number 1 player, but he is the people's number 1.

  • @gamepitchway3500
    @gamepitchway3500 Před rokem +2

    I would also say the sell of coutinho to Barcelona was what brought about the it factor to there current success and a sensible transfer.

  • @warrenjemmanuel9165
    @warrenjemmanuel9165 Před rokem

    Great statisctically sound and entertaining video on the value of transfers by Tifo. Also very easy to understand and follow. Certainly the most Sensible Transfer!

  • @trexhumper97
    @trexhumper97 Před rokem

    I would like to see a in depth video of how kante plays, as a person who mostly watches highlights i've never been able to fullt apriciate what he brings to the team.

  • @Crease36
    @Crease36 Před rokem

    Peter Schmeichel...
    In 1991, bought for 500 grand - won the International GK of the year twice (92 & 93) - finished in the top three FIVE times...
    And in 2000, was declared on the list of Top 10 GKs of all time....

  • @jammymoore228
    @jammymoore228 Před rokem +1

    I always circle back to £6m for Kompany to City. I don't think anyone expected to get a player that would turn into one of the world's best, would be a club captain and leader for an elite team.
    Also the little stint Blackburn Rovers went through inflating players value then bringing in ridiculous fees.
    Roque Santa Cruz: £3.5m from Bayern Munich, sold for £17.5m
    David Bentley: 6 figure fee from Arsenal, sold for £15m.
    Chris Samba: bought from Hertha Berlin for £450k, sold for £12.3m to Anzhi.
    Stephen Warnock: bought from Liverpool for £1.5m sold for £8m
    Phil Jones: Academy, sold for £16.5m
    Then they mismanaged themselves into League 1...

  • @regularjohan
    @regularjohan Před rokem +13

    Would be interesting with a list with something like the 20 best transfers based on this.

  • @loudnessjr
    @loudnessjr Před rokem +1

    arsene wenger and saf had many genius transfers. anelka, henry, viera, van der sar, cantona and persie

  • @ksw6513
    @ksw6513 Před rokem

    What a move that was running down contact and getting freedom to go where really wanted to go for their career

  • @TheFallorn
    @TheFallorn Před rokem +1

    Top Marx for the images in this video!

  • @AdamTheMan1993
    @AdamTheMan1993 Před rokem +2

    I know this happened 15 years before the formation of the English Premiet League but without a doubt the greatest signing transfer in the history of British football has to be Liverpool signing Kenny Dalglish

  • @themanthemitchthelegend6183

    Not a big name signing but one time my club Coventry sold Gael Bigirimana to Newcastle, he stayed for 4 years made 13 apps for them, all of which were in the first of his 4 years, they then loaned him back to us for a season and then we bought him back for less than we sold him for a year later, he then went on to score for us in the EFL Trophy Final
    Pretty funny story tbf 😂

  • @vonvard9765
    @vonvard9765 Před rokem +17

    Great video. Vincent Kompany for £6m is the one that sticks in my mind (albeit from a very biased point of view).

  • @The_G.O.A.T__
    @The_G.O.A.T__ Před rokem +1

    Another quality content 👏

  • @royalkakler
    @royalkakler Před rokem

    Anelka or Coutinho
    The aftermath of their transfers to and from the clubs took their respective teams to incredible heights!

  • @davidlean1060
    @davidlean1060 Před rokem

    Cantona from Leeds to United, no question about it. He retired over 20 years ago and I still miss the guy! No Cantona, no Fergie, no class of '92. Eric changed the course of United's history. The magnificent reign of Fergie was kick started by Le King.

  • @batetv3920
    @batetv3920 Před rokem +1

    Best EVER PL transfer is clearly, Eric Cantona, he was the cog which helped Manchester United to win their first Premier League title, and all the money that came with that, he was the one that the class of 92 looked up to, he helped the club to win two doubles, and set them on their way to winning THE Treble.
    Without him, would Beckham, Scholes, etc have won as much as they did, would they have been as big a household name??
    Most likely not.
    Value for money, success, it all points towards Eric Cantona, with second place Peter Schmeichel.

  • @Hi-man184
    @Hi-man184 Před rokem +1

    Luis Suarez, Alan shearer and Thierry Henry

  • @MYFootballCollection
    @MYFootballCollection Před rokem

    Hard to disagree with any of that! Another TIFO masterclass 👌

  • @LukeBraithwaite
    @LukeBraithwaite Před rokem

    Can’t argue with that, good video !

  • @sebblackmore3697
    @sebblackmore3697 Před rokem

    Gianfranco Zola to Chelsea. He cost £4.5m at the age of 30(quite high for 1996). He goes on to win major 5 trophies in 4 years (the clubs first silverware since the early 70s) and inspires Roman Abramovich to buy the club.

  • @SHRWM
    @SHRWM Před rokem

    Phillipe Coutinho to Liverpool has to be up there.
    I believe something like 8m was paid for a return of 145m.

  • @tample123
    @tample123 Před rokem +1

    Don’t forget Eden Hazard’s 30 odd million move to Chelsea to be sold on the last year of his contract for 120m+ with the add-ons after becoming the best player in the Premier League at the time

  • @TribekaGaming
    @TribekaGaming Před rokem

    I would have to go with Vincent kompany or Sergio Aguero. Vincent kompany costing only around 10 million who went on to become an integral leader for the squad since his departure, and would go on and become on of the worlds best defenders. As for Aguero well I don’t think I need Mitch explaining 36 million at the time, but you can’t argue that price since he scored probably the most iconic goal of all time, and would go one to become one of the best prem strikers ever.

  • @PerthLuxury
    @PerthLuxury Před rokem +1

    Schmeichel to Manchester United had to be one of the greatest goalkeeper signings in history

  • @kaynkev2029
    @kaynkev2029 Před 11 měsíci

    Kante to Leicester is the number 1 signing for sure and a massive profit 2 titles in first 2 seasons with different teams

  • @jklmck1
    @jklmck1 Před rokem +6

    Great video, Tifo team - one suggestion - I didn’t enjoy the side scrolling on this video. Cool idea but made it more difficult to follow what was on the screen. Thanks

  • @spencerday4458
    @spencerday4458 Před rokem

    A tactical analysis of the women's team that just won the euros might be quite a cool video, how we had a ball playing cb next to an aerially dominant one and so on

    • @Tifo
      @Tifo  Před rokem

      Head over to our IRL channel for exactly that!

  • @victorvelasquez1482
    @victorvelasquez1482 Před rokem +16

    I'd say Eric Cantona from Leeds to Manchester United all the way back in the start of the Premier League is probably THE best transfer of all time in the PL, he set United on their way to becoming a modern powerhouse.

  • @Mljones6
    @Mljones6 Před rokem

    As an Everton fan it's Coleman. £60k acquisition value. He's not and hasn't ever been the best RB in the world, but he was top 3 in the PL for years. Value could easily have been £25m - 415x his acquisition cost.

  • @ovieiffie7800
    @ovieiffie7800 Před rokem

    Now that's a beautiful looking Thumbnail 👍🏾

  • @aayush_shrestha
    @aayush_shrestha Před rokem

    Didn't expect that coming tbh...but can't be happier as a Chelsea fan! 💙

  • @arsenalfan2012
    @arsenalfan2012 Před rokem

    Coutinho, 11m to Liverpool from Inter and sold 5 years later for 121m. The player was also very good for Liverpool and they used Barcelona’s fees to sign players.

  • @joekingham5582
    @joekingham5582 Před rokem

    Alan shearer to Newcastle, not so much for the player but the club, became Newcastles record goal scorer and became a club legend

  • @craigkeogh00
    @craigkeogh00 Před rokem

    Id love a video going into detail on the haaland deal, think we all know it wasnt the £50m that city claimed it was. Rumours of payments to both his agent and father along with other dodgy under the table agreements, would be a great video

  • @BlazinBlz
    @BlazinBlz Před rokem

    I'd argue Seamus Coleman, whilst he didn't have the massive impact that Kante had, didn't take Everton to titles or nothing, they signed him for 60k, no that's not a typo, it's not meant to be 600, it's 60k
    ffs, even if they sold him right now, at age 35, they'd still turn a profit from transfer fee to transfer fee, on top of the 341 PL appearances (398 across all comps) idk if there's any player that can come close to value for transfer fee paid (excluding frees/academy players ofc)

  • @quadog9019
    @quadog9019 Před rokem

    Cristiano Ronaldo during his first spell at Manchester United when he arrived from Sporting CP. I say this even as diehard Liverpool supporter. It was a completely transformative transfer for not only Man United but for the Premier League and world football at large, since he would kick on his unprecedented run of Ballon d'Or triumphs and get in the conversation of GOAT status alongside Lionel Messi.

  • @Haobey
    @Haobey Před rokem

    I know it's not exactly your area, but would love a 'Sensible Transfer' video on Fantasy Football:-)

  • @IgazenTalksWrestling
    @IgazenTalksWrestling Před rokem +3

    Alex Ferguson to Man Utd

  • @snakeobias
    @snakeobias Před rokem

    a comparison of other players using the same metrics would have been nice to put in perspective just how special his transfer was. I mean, Ronaldo has scored hundreds of goals. But so have I at futsal and indoor 5 a side. I don't want to brag or anything, but it'd be good if people knew who he was competing with for, perspective. you know.

  • @mickbanner
    @mickbanner Před rokem +1

    Trust TiFo to try to quantify a fun debate and make it a mathematical equation.

  • @kennethburkett6899
    @kennethburkett6899 Před rokem

    Thanks!

  • @floydthangwane5763
    @floydthangwane5763 Před rokem +1

    Players aside, WENGER was the biggest single signing a club has made... From nutrition to facilities and physio, man changed the level full stop

  • @peterb_nonumbers
    @peterb_nonumbers Před rokem

    Kante is the obvious choice, but I think I would argue for another player, with regards to the criteria set up in the video.
    Coutinho was bought for 8.5 million and sold for 146 million. I'm not arguing the impact Coutinho had on the field was bigger than Kante, but the money earned, allowed Liverpool to transform the team and sustain a much higher level than they had.
    Whatever Kante did at Leicester, it seems to have faded away at this point, as they look to be going in the wrong direction the last couple of season, where the sale of Coutinho, is still a big part of the reason for Liverpools success.
    I'm not sure the Drinkwater sale is representative of Kantes impact, but more of Chelseas short term desperation for a home grown midfielder to fill a void.

  • @GrahamMilkdrop
    @GrahamMilkdrop Před rokem +2

    Since this was titled 'Premier League transfer' I assumed that it was going to be between Prem clubs... in which case the answer would be: Eric Cantona, from Leeds Utd to MUFC even though he retired and so cost them the full 1 million pound fee, his impact on the team, the club, the league and the game are altogether unmatched (IMHO).

    • @andreitv9921
      @andreitv9921 Před rokem

      Leicester was in the prem when they signed Kante wym

    • @GrahamMilkdrop
      @GrahamMilkdrop Před rokem +1

      @@andreitv9921 I mean, between 2 prem clubs.

  • @ankurm4100
    @ankurm4100 Před rokem

    Couldn't agree more! The effect Kante had on English football is tremendous...and on football fans.

  • @rajnair4678
    @rajnair4678 Před rokem

    I had kante too as my pick

  • @ryanergo754
    @ryanergo754 Před rokem

    There are so many contenders. Hazard, Mahrez, Ronaldo, Cantona, Coutinio, Shearer. The list goes on. Kante is definitely up there as well.

  • @hurleycapetown8420
    @hurleycapetown8420 Před rokem +1

    As a Leeds fan i think us losing Cantona for 1 million to United is probably one of the worst transfers in prem league history,we paid 1 million for him and sold him for that what a terrible piece of business.

  • @thztan7492
    @thztan7492 Před rokem +1

    Agree about Kante👍

  • @WOOOPdoctorFROGhere
    @WOOOPdoctorFROGhere Před rokem

    what is the best type of monger;
    War, Scare or Fish?

  • @akutz4725
    @akutz4725 Před rokem +1

    Please where is the arsenal sensible transfers video 🥺🙏

  • @paddyt4043
    @paddyt4043 Před rokem

    Roy Keane or Dennis irwin ,Dennis was bought for 250,000 ,and is along side Ryan giggs the most decorated United player .

  • @Rassalcon
    @Rassalcon Před rokem

    Haven't watched the vid yet and I'm guessing it will be Cantona to united
    OK I was wrong. probably should have seen that coming

  • @FCD844
    @FCD844 Před rokem

    Kevin Phillips, 325k. 30 goals, European Golden Boot winner. Still the only Englishman to win it.

  • @jetorixjones
    @jetorixjones Před rokem +1

    Everton got a club legend for 60k

  • @powerplant.
    @powerplant. Před rokem

    For me it is one of either Kanté, Cantona or Drogba.

  • @devononair
    @devononair Před rokem

    The Messi picture created a flickering effect. You might wanna check that for epileptic safety.

  • @lurpakspreadable9751
    @lurpakspreadable9751 Před rokem +2

    Selling coutinho for 146 million, him not being successful at barca and you putting the money towards multiple better players