From Arsenal supporters to West Ham followers, nothing excites the Premier League’s collective fan base more than a multi-million club-record signing.
Indeed, the title alone suggests a player so wonderfully talented that a club has decided to ruin their bank balance for the next five years in order to bring him in, regardless of the financial consequences.
Yet, when trawling through the Premier League’s current club-record signings, as one often does during the summer transfer window, the evidence suggests that it’s not always a good thing – in fact, in most cases, club-record acquisitions emphatically fail to deliver before departing on rather sour terms.
So although the sight of an eight (or even nine) figure sum might leave your Premier League senses tingling, be warned that transfer disaster could be just around the corner.
And we at This Is Futbol aren’t in the business of making audacious, off the cuff claims. So here’s TEN current Premier League club-record signings that prove our point.