Liverpool want 19-year-old Southampton midfielder Romeo Lavia but must both resist a possible Man Utd hijack and break one of their teenage transfer records. These right here are the most expensive teenage signings in Premier League history. MattStead91
felt more like he would fit the opposite description until fairly recently. The Gunners beat Tottenham to the capture of Saint-Etienne centre-half Saliba in summer 2019, when Raul Sanllehi and Unai Emery were given the keys the Emirates.
Man Utd would consider either entirely worth it for their record goalscorer, former captain, two-time Player of the Year and winner of 16 trophies at Old Trafford. They might well argue that they got a bargain considering Rooney’s standout Euro 2004 and intense interest from Sir Bobby Robson’s Newcastle, even if it required what was a world-record sum for a teenager to procure the forward from Everton.
The literal Golden Boy of 2008 made his move to Old Trafford alongside Nani the prior summer, making 38 appearances in his debut season and never surpassing that figure in seven further campaigns. That “big impact” was almost unfathomably quick from Jesus when he did arrive at the Etihad the following January. It was decided that Jesus would stay in Brazil to complete their league season and inspire Palmeiras to a first national championship in 22 years, being named player of the year in the process.
Eyebrows might have been raised when Porto commanded such preposterous money for a teenager with a single league start and goal to his name. Silva’s entire professional career consisted of 781 minutes and three goals when Jorge Mendes worked his magic.