Here are the ten largest intra-Premier League transactions ever in terms of fanfare and excitement because Raheem Sterling is a Blue—or at least a different shade of blue.
The number of transfers between Premier League clubs is lower than in some leagues. Infamously, Bayern Munich put together their team using components from their opponents; historically, players in Serie A have frequently switched teams.
Therefore, it is all the more significant that Raheem Sterling moved from Manchester City to London. It feels like one of the biggest moves of the summer so far, and possibly one of the greatest of the last few seasons, thanks to the England star's transfer, which no one really saw coming until a few weeks ago.
Even while there aren't many significant agreements between elite English teams, there are a couple that have astonished supporters. Instead of ranking them by price, here are the top 10 surprises and how significant they felt.
10. Raheem Sterling: Liverpool to Manchester City
Let's begin in a well-known location. In Brendan Rodgers' Liverpool team, Sterling first gained attention as the lanky dribbler sandwiched between Daniel Sturridge and Luis Suarez. He was destined to be a great player for both club and nation.
9. Jack Grealish: Manchester City to Aston Villa
Jack Grealish, the most expensive English football player ever, was arguably the most thrilling when he joined Manchester City. Sole a select few players in the past decade or so have experienced the palpable excitement that surrounded the playmaker when he entered the game for England at the Euros. The only topic of talk was why he wasn't beginning.
It was rather... un-City of the City to spend nine figures on Grealish. Targeting a lone maverick rather than a system star, Pep Guardiola broke his transfer record by £40 million. It was a huge heartbreaker. And yet Harry Kane might have surpassed it a few weeks later.
8. Arsenal to Manchester United: Alexis Sanchez
The Manchester United wall of shame features a gold star for Alexis Sanchez. Although they didn't pay a transfer fee to get the Chilean, the Chilean's earnings were exorbitant on their own, not to mention the deal's extreme publicity.
Sanchez was introduced with a now-famous video of him playing the piano at Old Trafford in order to fill the void in Jose Mourinho's side (remember that? ), a clinical forward capable of lifting the team to a new level. It turned into one of the biggest football announcements ever and drastically changed how both Arsenal and United were perceived. Just don't bring up how the relocation went in practice.
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7. Alan Shearer: Blackburn Rovers to Newcastle United
6. Carlos Tevez: West Ham to Manchester City
5. Andy Cole: Newcastle United to Manchester United
4. Robin van Persie: Arsenal to Manchester United
3. Sol Campbell: Arsenal to Tottenham
2. Fernando Torres: Liverpool to Chelsea
1. Eric Cantona: Leeds United to Manchester United