Liverpool paid a preliminary amount of 69 million pounds for the Eintracht Frankfurt Club to become Hugo Iteteke the third of the Reds during the current summer transfer window of the Bundesliga (Bundesliga), after it already included Florian Vertz, the owner of the most expensive deal in the club’s history, and the right -back Jeremy Frimbong from Bayer Liverpogon. Leeds United also contracted three players from the German Premier League – Anton Stach, Sebastian Borno, and Lucas Nisha – as Jimmy Gitz, who moved to Chelsea, was among other players who took this step in the current transfer period.
“The Guardian” is taking a look at 10 prominent players who moved from “Bundesliga” to the Premier League, and how their performance was.
Michael Palac: From Bayern Munich to Chelsea
May 2006, a free transfer deal
The German international star played an important role with Chelsea during the period in which the team won the Premier League title once, and the FA Cup three times. Ballack had already proven his worth in the German Premier League, and won a number of championships and titles with Kaisersla, Bayern Munich, as he was close to winning the league title with Bayer Leverkusen, and the German star succeeded in providing very good levels in the Premier League, and he did his defensive duties to the fullest extent; This allowed Franck Lampard to provide his best.
Vincent Kompany: From Hamburg to Manchester City
August 2008, for 6 million pounds
Kompany arrived at Al Ittihad stadium, which is a relatively uncommon name for the English fans. But he spent 11 years with City, during which he won 12 championships. Combani became the leader of Manchester City before the 2011-2012 season, when the club beat Manchester United in the last round of the season to achieve his first title in the Premier League.
The Belgian international defender played major roles in the Manchester City team, which was considered one of the best teams in the history of the Premier League, including the exceptional season in which Manchester City achieved a record setting the league title after winning 100 points. Combani left Al -Ittihad stadium in 2019, and is widely seen as the greatest defender in the club’s history.
Roberto Firmino: From Hoffenheim to Liverpool
June 2015, compared to 29 million pounds
Firmino moved to Liverpool under the leadership of coach Brendan Rogers, and many fans did not understand how he would adapt to the team. The Brazilian star was not an explicit attacker, and he did not look fast or particularly strong. Within four months, Rodgers left and Jurgen Klopp took over the technical leadership of the Reds. The German coach saw the potential in the “samba dancer”, which has become greatly influential over the next eight years, and led Liverpool to win the Premier League title for the first time in 30 years, the Champions League, the Club World Cup, the FA Cup, and the English Club Cup. Firmino became a fan of the Reds fans, who wrote a song specifically for him and was regularly hesitated throughout the Anfield stadium. Klopp described the Brazilian player as “heart and spirit” his team.
Bastian Schweinsteiger: From Bayern Munich to Manchester United
July 2015, compared to 14.4 million pounds
Schweinsteiger moved to the “Old Trafford” stadium, one of the most crowned midfielders in the twentieth century, after winning 20 titles with Bayern Munich, including eight titles for the German Premier League, and the Champions League title. The German star also won the World Cup with his country in the previous year for joining Manchester United. Despite this exceptional status, the period in which he played for Manchester United was disappointing, as he participated in 35 games, during which he scored only two goals, suffered a lot of injuries, and failed to repeat the distinguished levels he provided with Bayern Munich. In his second season, he was removed from the first team of the Red Devils under the leadership of Portuguese coach Jose Mourinho, then moved to the American Chicago Fire.
Sun Hyung Min: From Bayer Leverkusen to Tottenham
August 2015, compared to 22 million pounds
Sun arrived in North London after a season that is the best in his football career with Bayer Leverkusen, during which he scored and made 21 goals, including three goals in the Champions League. During ten seasons with “Spurs”, Sun became a legend in the club’s history, after he scored 173 goals and gave 101 assists. The South Korean striker chose the best player in the club three times, and became the team’s captain in 2023. Sun proved his worth one of the best Premier League players, and the Golden Boot Award was shared in the 2021-2022 season. The American club Los Angeles is seeking to obtain his services this summer.
Kevin de Bruyne: From Wolfsburg to Manchester City
August 2015, compared to 54 million pounds
It can be said that Kevin de Bruyne is the best deal from the Bundesliga to the Premier League. The Belgian star won the award for the best player in the Premier League twice and led Manchester City to win the league title five times, and he won the FA Cup twice, the English Professional Clubs League Cup five times, and the Champions League. Many believe that de Bruyne is one of the greatest midfielders in the Premier League throughout its history, the position that Manchester City officials recognized by setting up a statue for him at Al Ittihad Stadium.
Timo Werner: From RP Leipzig to Chelsea
June 2020, compared to 47.5 million pounds
In his last season with Leipzig, Werner looked one of the best strikers in the world of football, scoring 28 goals and giving eight decimal passes in 34 games in the German Premier League. However, the German striker was unable to present the same levels in England, and was subjected to harsh criticism from Chelsea fans because of his inability to end the attacks well, as he wasted 18 achieved opportunities in his first season with the Blues, according to the “Stat Mios” website. His level improved in the second half of the season, scored a goal against Real Madrid in the Champions League semi -finals, and ended the season with 12 goals and 15 assists in 52 games. In the following season, the German player scored four goals in the Premier League, before being sold again to Leipzig for half of what Chelsea paid almost. He did not succeed in trying his return to the Premier League again by loan to Tottenham.
Kay Hafezz: From Bayer Leverkusen to Chelsea
September 2020, compared to 70 million pounds
The expectations were very high about what Havroz will offer after his remarkable brilliance in German stadiums, but his first season with the Blues was not at the level of expectations, as he scored four goals in the league and one goal in the Champions League, although it was the goal of winning in the final match. The fans ’admiration for the German player declined after he scored only 15 goals in 64 league games in the following two seasons, to be sold to Arsenal for 65 million pounds. With the “artillery”, Haferz immediately broke the barrier of ten goals in one season for the first time in his career in England, where he scored 13 goals, but he still raises an opinion between the fans. The injury he suffered in the knee strings last February was a major setback for Arsenal’s hopes to win the Premier League title.
Jadon Sancho: From Borussia Dortmund to Manchester United
July 2021, compared to 73 million pounds
Sancho was amazing in Borussia Dortmund, with his average scoring contributions about 38 goals in one season in his last three years in Germany. Perhaps the abhorrent racist abuse he suffered after the defeat of England in the final of the 2020 European Nations Cup at Sancho, which scored only five goals and offers three assists in his first season with Manchester United. His problems continued and lost his position in the team after scoring only seven goals in the 2022-23 season. Sancho only played three games with Manchester United in the following season after entering into a dispute with Dutch coach Eric Ten Hag, before moving to Borussia Dortmund on loan in January (January). Since then, he has been playing on loan in Chelsea, which last month paid Manchester United 5 million pounds so that he did not contract the player permanently.
Erling Halland, from Borussia Dortmund to Manchester City
June 2022, compared to 51.5 million pounds
Halland’s time in Borussia Dortmund was exceptional, as the giant Norwegian striker scored 86 goals in 89 games. Manchester City has always been looking for the missing piece that helps him win the Champions League for the first time in the club’s history, and found his lost in Halland, who scored 52 goals in its first season at Al -Ittihad stadium, to lead the club to win the historical trilogy. The Norwegian striker broke the record for the largest number of goals in one season in the Premier League, and won the second golden shoe in the following season when Manchester City won the league title for the fourth time in a row, in an unprecedented achievement in English football.
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