Before Wilz, the other 6 billion yuan gentlemen in the Premier League, how did they perform?

After finally completing the signing and receiving official news from the two teams, Liverpool and Leverkusen, Wiltz joined Liverpool with a net worth of 125 million euros that broke the most expensive transfer record in the Premier League history. There is no doubt that Wiltz and Liverpool will definitely become the focus players and teams of major media coverage next season, so a lot of exposure comes with endless pressure. Before Werz, there were 6 players in the Premier League whose transfer fee reached more than 100 million euros. Let’s take a look at who they are, and how they perform overall after the transfer!

1. Paul Pogba's transfer fee: 105 million euros

Personal data: 39 goals, 51 assists

Team: Manchester United

The first billion yuan man in Premier League history is Pogba. To be fair, Pogba, who returned to Manchester United with a net worth of 105 million euros, was definitely the top three midfielder in the world. He has very good abilities. He not only has the ability to score independently, but also creates highly spectacular passes, sorts out the team's offensive rhythm, and can also participate in defense. He is simply the most versatile midfielder. In the years since his return, he contributed a total of 39 goals and 51 assists, and overall he is worthy of his expensive transfer fees. But what is more sad is that after playing good ball for a few years, Pogba began to make all kinds of deaths on and off the court, driving away Mourinho, engaging in locker room conflicts, often being late for training, and even being directly absent, etc. These ugly behaviors constantly challenge the team's bottom line. And just as he was trying to die, his body began to suffer injuries of all sizes, and Manchester United eventually sent him back to Juventus in 2023. When he returned to Juventus, he was directly severely punished by the Italian Football Association for the doping incident and was sentenced to 18 months of ban. Now, although he has been lifted from the ban, no team is willing to take over, which is extremely ironic.

2. Romelu Lukaku

Transfer fee: 113 million euros

Personal data: 13 goals

Team: Chelsea

After Pogba became the first one for 100 million yuan, the second place in history was born in the 21-22 season, and he was Pogba's teammate Lukaku during Manchester United. Due to his depression at Manchester United, Lukaku transferred to Inter Milan in the 19-20 season. He never thought that this transfer would completely activate the Belgian center. In his two years at Inter Milan, he scored an astonishing 65 goals and scored 17 assists, becoming the No. 1 striker in Serie A. It is precisely because of this that his old club Chelsea directly spent 113 million euros in the summer of 2021, bringing him back to the Premier League again. But it seems that Lukaku just couldn't integrate into the Premier League. In one season at Stamford Bridge, he only scored 13 goals in 42 games, his performance was extremely disappointing and completely dissatisfied. Therefore, after only one season after returning to the team, he was sent to Serie A by Chelsea again. However, it is a coincidence that in the past three years, Lukaku, who has played for different teams, has performed extremely well in Serie A, scoring 49 goals and 22 assists. This season, he has helped Napoli win the league championship. Perhaps Lukaku is indeed more suitable for the Serie A arena.

3. Jack Gallish transfer fee: 117.5 million euros

Personal data: 17 goals, 23 assists

Team: Manchester City

Also in the summer of 2021, Manchester City spent 117.5 million euros to get Gallish from Aston Villa with the most expensive transfer fee in the team's history. Although Gralish's data was not that dazzling in his years at Villa, his technical and tactical skills were very high, especially his dribbling was very delicate, and the ball was almost difficult to be cut off by his opponent. Moreover, his passing and organizational skills are also at the top of the Premier League, and he is able to play in multiple positions. Although the price is a bit inflated, Gallish was worth the price at that time. In the first two seasons, Gallish maintained a good condition, especially in the 22-23 season, scoring 5 goals and 11 assists, helping Manchester City win many honors such as league championships, UEFA Champions League championships, Club World Cup championships. However, in the past two seasons, his performance has been getting worse every year, and he has almost fallen out of the starting lineup this season, contributing only 3 goals and 5 assists in total. Considering that he will be 30 years old in the second half of the year, the team has begun to publicly sell Gallish, so as long as a team gives a reasonable offer, Gallish will most likely leave Manchester City after the end of the Club World Cup.

4. Enzo Fernandez transfer fee: 121 million euros

Personal data: 13 goals, 12 assists

Team: Chelsea

Before Werz, the most expensive player in Premier League history was Enzo Fernandez who transferred from Benfica to Chelsea in the winter window of the 22-23 season. It has to be said that Chelsea does have sufficient fiscal budget. On this list, half of the 100 million yuan of Mr. Wang purchased by them, which shows their terrifying "money" ability. After Enzo came to Chelsea, although he was once regarded as a "parallel" by fans because he was not adapted to the pace of the Premier League and was unable to play in a comfortable position for a while, he soon found himself in the 23-24 season. Enzo has very distinctive technical characteristics. He is very good at defensive sweeping and has top organization and passing skills. In addition, he can also find key opportunities to complete the goal ending. Argentina's ability to win the championship in the 2022 World Cup in Qatar is inseparable from his outstanding performance. Now Enzo is getting better, scoring 6 goals and 7 assists this season, helping the team win the European Cup championship. Therefore, no matter from any perspective, he is worth the transfer fee of 1.21 euros. Now he is only 24 years old. As long as there is no big surprise, he will be the core figure of Argentina and Chelsea in the next five years.

5. Declan Rice transfer fee: 116 million euros

Personal data: 16 goals, 19 assists

Team: Arsenal

In the summer of 2023, Arsenal also spent 116 million euros to have the highest transfer fee in his team history, and has been favored by Rice for a long time from West Ham United. After Rice came to the Gunners, he quickly adapted to the team's tactical system and became Arteta's favorite player. Rice has excellent defensive ability. He had already shown his terrifying sweeping ability as early as West Ham United's period. Now he is also a good interceptionist on the defensive end at Arsenal. With the blessing of his outstanding physical fitness, he rarely suffers on the defensive end, which also makes him one of the few players in football today who can be competent for a single midfielder. On the offensive end, Rice's footwork is amazing and can often contribute wonderful long-range world waves outside the penalty area. In set-piece tactics, his header can always become the team's winning key. In the two seasons he came to Arsenal, he has contributed 16 goals and 19 assists, helping Arsenal maintain his position in the top four in the league, and has reached the Champions League semi-finals after many years. Overall, Rice is also worth the transfer fee, especially since he is only 26 years old. On the team's future championship road, Rice is still an indispensable key figure.

6. Moises Kesaido transfer fee: 116 million euros

Personal data: 2 goals, 6 assists

Team: Chelsea

Finally, let's introduce the third Mr. 100 million in Chelsea's history, that is, Kesaido, who is only 23 years old. Like Rice, after Kessedo became famous in Brighton, he also attracted the attention of many Premier League giants. At that time, he was close to joining Liverpool, but was eventually intercepted by Chelsea's 116 million euro transfer fee. It has to be said that Kesedo does conform to Chelsea's usual team culture. The double midfielder formed by him and Enzo is simply a nightmare for each team. The two of them have a terrifying defensive ability. Kesedo's defense coverage area is even larger than Enzo. Moreover, his physical fitness is excellent and has an amazing speed, which can almost guarantee that he will be active on both offense and defense throughout the game. In the eyes of many Blues fans, Kanter's shadow can be vaguely seen from Kesedo. However, compared with Enzo, Kesedo's offensive ability is still much worse. Fortunately, the team does not have much demand for his offense, so he and Enzo also perform their respective duties. One focuses on offense and the other is on defense. The perfect cooperation between the two is a key to the team being able to win the European Cup championship. And Chelsea's lineup is indeed jealous, especially these two beastly waists. Not only are he good at abilities, but he is not old. If he continues to make progress in the future, he may become the most terrifying midfield defense in the Premier League.