The Championship is the proper breeding floor for golf equipment to signal gamers at a comparatively modest worth and develop them earlier than promoting for an unlimited fortune to groups within the Premier League seeking to strengthen.
Beforehand, solely these lingering on the backside of the highest flight would poach gamers who had shone within the league under.
As time has handed, particularly because of the funds concerned within the English recreation, higher gamers have moved to the second tier. This implies golf equipment within the higher echelons have begun to take discover and spend huge cash to signal Championship gamers.
A lot of these strikes have elevated exponentially lately. With this in thoughts, we have now explored the highest 15 report gross sales by Championship golf equipment through the years.
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Most costly gross sales by Championship groups | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Rank | Participant | Bought by | Membership joined | Payment |
1 | Roméo Lavia | Southampton | Chelsea | £58m |
=2 | Georginio Rutter | Leeds | Brighton | £40m |
=2 | Tino Livramento | Southampton | Newcastle United | £40m |
=2 | James Maddison | Leicester | Tottenham Hotspur | £40m |
=2 | Nathan Ake | Bournemouth | Man Metropolis | £40m |
6 | Harvey Barnes | Leicester | Newcastle United | £38m |
7 | Ollie Watkins | Brentford | Aston Villa | £33m |
=8 | Jude Bellingham | Birmingham | Borussia Dortmund | £30m |
=8 | Archie Grey | Leeds | Tottenham Hotspur | £30m |
=8 | James Ward-Prowse | Southampton | West Ham United | £30m |
=8 | Ryan Sessegnon | Fulham | Tottenham Hotspur | £30m |
=8 | Moussa Sissoko | Newcastle | Tottenham Hotspur | £30m |
=8 | Joao Pedro | Watford | Brighton | £30m |
=14 | Crysencio Summerville | Leeds | West Ham | £25m |
=14 | Wilson Odobert | Burnley | Tottenham Hotspur | £25m |
15
Wilson Odobert
Burnley to Tottenham (£25m)
Burnley could have been relegated after profitable simply 5 video games within the prime flight final season, however one of many few vivid sparks was Wilson Odobert.
{The teenager} registered six objective contributions for the membership, and this alerted golf equipment within the Premier League, who had been seeking to make the most of the Clarets’ relegation.
Tottenham Hotspur received the race, splurging £25m to convey the Frenchman to London. To this point this season, he has made simply 5 appearances for Spurs amid harm issues. Hardly cash nicely spent up to now.
14
Crysencio Summerville
Leeds to West Ham (£25m)
Crysencio Summerville wasn’t somebody who was going to linger round for lengthy within the second tier. Throughout his three full seasons at Leeds United, the winger scored 25 targets whereas chipping in with 12 assists for the membership.
After 19 targets final time period, West Ham United emerged because the frontrunners to signal the Dutchman, lastly securing his signature in a deal value round £25m.
With only one objective for the Irons to this point, he’s discovering life a tad harder within the prime flight.
13
Joao Pedro
Watford to Brighton (£30m)
Joao Pedro had some Premier League pedigree earlier than shifting to Brighton, that includes 28 instances for Watford as they suffered relegation within the 2021/22 season.
The south coast facet had seen sufficient to bid for the ahead themselves, particularly as he scored 11 instances within the second tier the next season. In keeping with studies, Brighton spent just below £30m on the Brazilian, and he has appeared like a strong signing to this point.
25 targets throughout 56 matches actually represents a hit, and he’ll solely get higher.
12
Moussa Sissoko
Newcastle to Tottenham (£30m)
Moussa Sissoko was one of many few positives for Newcastle United all through the 2015/16 season amid the membership’s relegation.
He performed six instances for France at Euro 2016, and these shows impressed Spurs, who spent £30m to convey the midfielder to north London.
Spurs obtained worth for cash, as Sissoko went on to play over 200 instances for the membership, though he couldn’t assist them win a trophy.
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11
Ryan Sessegnon
Fulham to Tottenham (£30m)
Ryan Sessegnon made his debut for Fulham aged simply 16 years and 81 days again in August 2016. Three years and 120 appearances later, Spurs earmarked the teenager as the following huge factor.
A price within the area of £25m was paid by Spurs to convey the Englishman to north London, which totalled £30m with add-ons. On the floor, it appeared prefer it could possibly be a smart funding, however Sessegnon did not sparkle for the membership, scoring simply three targets throughout his spell there.
10
James Ward-Prowse
Southampton to West Ham (£30m)
James Ward-Prowse demonstrated his dead-ball expertise all through his Southampton profession, and through their relegation marketing campaign within the 2022/23 season, he scored 4 direct free kicks together with three penalties, and his availability alerted West Ham United.
David Moyes was eager on signing the Championship star, and £30m was sufficient for Southampton to let him go.
Nevertheless, it didn’t fairly work out for the midfielder on the London Stadium, and he has spent the present season on mortgage at Nottingham Forest, making an attempt to regain the arrogance that was on show at St Mary’s.
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9
Archie Grey
Leeds to Tottenham (£30m)
Archie Grey was amongst one of the vital promising gamers within the Championship final season. The 18-year-old missed simply two league matches as Leeds United reached the play-offs.
His performances satisfied Ange Postecoglou to spend £30m on the teenager, who has a vivid future forward of him.
The Englishman has already featured a lot for Spurs this time period, filling in throughout the backline as a result of a number of harm issues within the squad. Hold bettering, and the preliminary £30m might flip right into a discount.
8
Jude Bellingham
Birmingham to Borussia Dortmund (£30m)
Of everybody on this listing, Jude Bellingham has had the most effective profession, but he’s nonetheless solely 21. He emerged as a rare expertise throughout his spell at Birmingham Metropolis, regardless of making simply 44 appearances for the membership.
His potential alerted Borussia Dortmund, who reportedly spent over £30m on the midfielder together with add-ons in 2020 – and the transfer labored out pretty nicely. After three seasons in Germany, Actual Madrid got here calling and Bellingham can now depend himself as one of many most interesting gamers on the earth.
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7
Ollie Watkins
Brentford to Aston Villa (£33m)
Ollie Watkins’ journey from non-league to the Premier League has been well-documented, particularly after he scored the winner for England in opposition to the Netherlands at Euro 2024.
His spell at Brentford produced 49 targets throughout 143 matches within the Championship, which led Aston Villa to splash out a club-record price of as much as £33m to convey him to the Midlands.
Quick-forward 5 years, and the Englishman has scored 80 targets for the membership, proving he has been a superb signing.
6
Harvey Barnes
Leicester to Newcastle (£38m)
The Magpies raided the relegated golf equipment in the summertime of 2023, with Leicester Metropolis amongst their targets. They signed Harvey Barnes for £38m – a staggering quantity for a Championship participant.
The left-winger has already notched up 10 targets for the Toon since arriving 18 months in the past. This quantity would doubtless have been larger had harm points not performed their half.
5
Nathan Ake
Bournemouth to Man Metropolis (£40m)
After a troublesome time at Chelsea, Nathan Ake discovered his toes at Bournemouth, making over 100 appearances for the Cherries. They suffered relegation following the top of the 2019/20 season, which meant the defender would doubtless be departing.
Manchester Metropolis got here in with a proposal of £40m as Pep Guardiola aimed to bolster his choices on the again, and he has been an outstanding signing. Ake has gone on to win 4 league titles with the membership, together with the Champions League in 2023.
4
James Maddison
Leicester to Tottenham (£40m)
With James Maddison experiencing relegation with Leicester in 2023, it was at all times the case that his providers could be up for grabs within the following summer season.
Certainly, he was in excessive demand after scoring 10 targets for Leicester of their relegation marketing campaign, with Spurs splashing the money within the course of.
A price within the area of £40m was agreed to take the participant to north London, however it stays to be seen whether or not this has been cash nicely spent.
3
Tino Livramento
Southampton to Newcastle (£40m)
The summer season of 2023 noticed loads of top-flight golf equipment raid these within the second tier for gamers, particularly from the groups who had been relegated.
Southampton weren’t going to have the ability to maintain on to Tino Livramento for lengthy, and when Newcastle got here in with a proposal of as much as £40m, it was accepted.
The teenager has emerged as a key member of Eddie Howe’s squad, even profitable his first England cap late final yr.
2
Georginio Rutter
Leeds to Brighton (£40m)
Scoring eight targets and registering 18 assists throughout his spell at Leeds United ensured Georginio Rutter wouldn’t stay within the second tier after the Whites misplaced the play-off ultimate final time period.
Below Fabian Hurzeler, Brighton signed the ahead for £40m final summer season, and with six targets in 22 video games for the south coast facet, it has been an encouraging begin for the Frenchman on his return to the highest flight.
1
Romeo Lavia
Southampton to Chelsea (£58m)
Roméo Lavia turned the costliest participant to be bought by a Championship membership again in 2023 when he joined Chelsea for a staggering price of £58m.
Resulting from harm points, the 21-year-old managed to play simply as soon as for the Blues throughout his maiden season and has but to ascertain himself within the beginning XI below Enzo Maresca.
As of late January 2025, 12 appearances throughout all competitions this season point out that he has loads of work to do, however he has missed a number of video games as a result of a hamstring drawback.
If Maresca can get the Belgian starlet again 100% match and wholesome, Lavia might transform a superb long-term participant for the membership.
The £58m it took to signal him might nicely be a Championship report for fairly a while.
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