The top 10 revealed
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The transfer window officially re-opened this Monday, with clubs now set to have the next two and a half months to get their summer transfer business over the line. Where possible, teams will want to wrap up deals early to get their new signings in for pre-season and training with the squad. One of the most enthralling transfer sagas in the Premier League could revolve around the future of Brentford star Bryan Mbeumo. The Cameroonian international scored 20 Premier League goals last season, and looks likely to follow departing manager Thomas Frank out of the exit door this summer. Frank has agreed to become the new Tottenham boss, and rumours suggest that Spurs remain in the race for Mbeumo, although Manchester United are still the favourites for his signature.
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According to The Athletic, the Red Devils have already had a bid rejected in the region of €65 million including add-ons for Mbeumo. However, United are expected to come back in for the winger, and a fee closer to the €74.2m already paid for Matheus Cunha this summer is thought to be enough to get a deal done with the Bees. If such a figure is met, it will make Mbeumo one of the most expensive African signings in Premier League history, but which other stars feature in that list? Here at Transfermarkt, we have compiled a list of the most expensive African signings since the Premier League’s inception in the 1992/93 season.
The most expensive African players in Premier League history
Leading the way is none other than Ivorian Nicolas Pépé, who joined Arsenal from Lille for €80m back in 2019, but never managed to showcase his potential in the Premier League. He actually left the Gunners on a free transfer four years later. In second place is Manchester City’s €75m acquisition of Egyptian forward Omar Marmoush last January from Frankfurt. The 26-year-old has already scored seven goals in 16 Premier League games for the Sky Blues. Third place goes to another Man City signing in Riyad Mahrez – the Algerian was signed from Leicester for €68m. In fourth position is striker Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, with the Gabonese talent joining Arsenal for €64m from Borussia Dortmund.
In fifth is Liverpool’s €60m signing of Guinean midfielder Naby Keïta, who failed to have a major impact at Anfield. Sixth goes to Aaron Wan-Bissaka’s €55m move to Man United – the full-back recently committed his international allegiance to DR Congo. In seventh spot is the first goalkeeper on the list in Cameroonian André Onana, who signed for the Red Devils for €50m. In eighth place is Arsenal midfielder Thomas Partey, who joined the Gunners for €50m. Striker Sébastien Haller is then ninth having joined West Ham for €50m, whilst Mohammed Kudus completes the top 10 after his €43m move to the Hammers. It’s likely that Mbeumo will at the very least be in the top five of this list by the end of the summer should he complete his move away from the Gtech Community Stadium.
