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What is the Premier League summer signings most expensive XI?
With Chelsea and Arsenal breaking $100 million to sign Caicedo and Rice respectively, who else made the priciest 2023 transfer team.
The English Premier League is generally accepted as the most competitive on the planet, regularly blowing other leagues out of the footballing water with their spending. There was plenty of noise generated this summer, of course, from the Saudi Pro League which secured the signings of top-tier players including Benzema, Kanté, Neymar and Mané, with stories continuing of a mind-blowing $200 million-ish offer in the pipeline for Mohamed Salah. In another twist, although somewhat more isolated to Miami, Major League Soccer acquired Lionel Messi, Sergio Busquets, and Jordi Alba.
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Consequently, it has been a challenging market but we still witnessed the most expensive signing in the history of the English league, with Brighton happy to see the sizeable Stamford Bridge wallet open once again.
We keep hearing that the game’s bubble must burst, but it was Moisés Caicedo who became the most expensive transfer in the history of the Premier League, as Chelsea handed over a reported $145 million to Brighton for his acquisition. Let’s check out who joined him in the XI featuring the most expensive signings of the season in the English top flight, thanks to Squawka stats, creating a rather impressive 4-3-3 formation:
Premier League biggest transfer XI: summer 2023
Goalkeeper
André Onana (Manchester United) - $55 million
Defenders
Pedro Porro (Tottenham) - $43 million, Axel Diasi (Chelsea) - $49 million, Jurrien Timber (Arsenal) - $49 million, Josko Gvardiol (Manchester City) - $98 million
Midfielders
Moisés Caicedo (Chelsea) - $145 million, Declan Rice (Arsenal) - $132 million, Mason Mount (Manchester United) - $70 million
Forwards
Jeremy Doku (Manchester City) - $70 million, Moussa Diaby (Aston Villa) - $65 million, Rasmus Højlund (Manchester United) - $81 million
The total expenditure in the EPL amounts to around $856 million. Consequently, it is expected to be another highly competitive, and intriguing, season in the Premier League, with Manchester City aiming to defend their title.