Kevin De Bruyne signed for Manchester City exactly seven years ago for a then-club record £55 million from Wolfsburg.
It was the second highest paid by a British club after Manchester United’s £59.7m signing of Angel Di Maria. In the seven years that have passed, it’s proven to be an absolute bargain as De Bruyne has gone on to become one of the best players in world football, helping City to multiple trophies.
It seems crazy now that anyone would question that transfer fee considering what the Belgian has gone on to achieve in the game.
But cast your mind back to 2015 and De Bruyne was considered an expensive mistake. English football fans remembered him from a failed spell at Chelsea earlier in his career where he started only five games – two in the Premier League and three in the League Cup – and was shipped out on loan to Genk and Werder Bremen.