Top 10 Most Expensive English Players

Football Daily counts down the Top 10 Most Expensive English Players of all-time - from David Beckham to Wayne Rooney!

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[emmanueltochukwuudeka]

10 - Playing Ok
9 - Was an Ok player but now past it
8 - Was good at his former club but also played well for Man City, Could still do a good job on the pitch though, I think
7 - An Icon for English People, I Guess, Was a Great Player too
6 - Let's wait and see
5 - Very Very Good Player
4 - Hardworking with a Fantastic Work Rate, Excellent Player on his Day
3 - Let's also wait and see
2 - Was Fanstastic in his day but with age began to decline
1 - Flop, But could still revive his Career

[adamcleary]

If people actually watched Milner week in week out, then they'd realise that he's worth the transfer fee. Such an underrated player for Man City.

[sallyconnell]

10. Great signing worth every penny
9. Okay signing, not really worth the price tag but still an okay signing.
8. I guess he was an ok signing
7. Amazing signing.
6. Good at the moment, but not being pushed to his full potential.
5. Good in his day, not good now though. Deserves to be sold.
4. Ok signing
3. Good signing but isn't being used right.
2. Great signing good in his day. 
1. Complete flop

[josephrolando]

Most expensive football XI
in Goal is Gianluigi Buffon (31m) form Parma to Juventus
Right back Dani Alves (23m) from Sevilla to Barcelona
Center back David luiz (50m) from Chelsea to Paris Saint Germain
Center back Thiago Silva (37m) from AC Milan to Paris Saint Germain
left back Luke Shaw(31m) from Southampton to Manchester United
Center midfield Cesc Fabregas (35m) from Arsenal to Barcelona  
Center midfield Asier Illarramendi (34m) from Real Sociedad to Real Madrid
Right wing Gareth Bale (85m) from Tottenham Hotspur to Real Madrid
Attacking Midfeild James Rodriguez (63m) from AS Monaco to Real Madrid
Left Wing Cristano Ronaldo(80m) from Manchester United to Real Madrid
Foward Luis Suarez (75m) from Liverpool to Barcelona

[xTalentedd]

Rooney, Beckham, and Rio in my opinion were the ones worth the money

[NrwegianGreenDayFan]

Rooney is worth every single penny. What a player we got for that sort of money.

[jmckinlay]

Adam lallana- " I'm here for success." you went to the wrong club mate

[tim]

barkley and sterling will soon be on this list. Embarrassing list, no wonder England is seen as a joke with andy carroll being the most expensive signing

[Zee-]

I love how most of them didn't / aren't working out

[TechnoRax]

10 - OK, has to prove him self now
9 - great in the past
8 -hasn't really performed for city
7- one of the most iconic players ever
6- let's see, hope he does well
5 -an amazing player, best in England, and let's not forget, the captain of England and United
4 -good player, past his prime
3- let's see, is potential
2 -one of the greatest defenders I'm England's history
1- played well in Newcastle, was loved, then flopped in Liverpool, but now has a Chance of redemption

[nasty_nas]

Lallana said "I came here for the success" then why TF would you go to liverpool?! LOL

[thegeruza]

Shrek = Overrated
Milner = Underrated

[RupertMontoya]

For the price of one Andy Caroll you could have two

[reecepopplewell]

I paused it at Wayne Rooney to think of 4 English players bought for more than him, I got Ferdinand and I couldn't for my life think of anyone else, when they came up I was just shaking my head at how much these clubs paid for Milner, Shaw and Carrol, damn ridiculous

[robertglanville]

Ouch! Didn't realized £35 million was paid for Carroll, all l can say is ouch!

[leoniduscousland]

Crikey! Just imagine how much would Owen, Gerrard, Matt Le Tissier, Alan Shearer, John Terry, Lampard, Scholes, Les, etc, cost if they were to be sold in their prime in this generation.

Also Lallana's desires to win trophies, in fact I just realised most of these expensive English players haven't won much silverware with the exception of Beckham & Ferdinand

[Ahenny]

Andy Carroll was never going to be worth 35 million, but in fairness to him, injuries and poor management by Dalglish meant he never really got to show what he could do for Liverpool. There were signs in the second half of his only full season there that he could be a really decent player for us. 

[christianalexanderthegreat]

The list seems a bit too bland...if only Gerrard, Lampard, Scholes, Terry, Cole, had been potentially sold for a higher price. *sigh*

[victorborjafrederico]

The funniest thing is Andy Carrol come to Liverpool to be the star and Suarez come like a promise

[battalionkiller]

ROONEY, FERDINAND, SHAW, BECKHAM all worth it