Haaland next? 7 brilliant Premier League signings from the Bundesliga

Many Premier League sides have looked to German-based footballers to bolster their squad but players like Timo Werner and Jadon Sancho have struggled to bring their Bundesliga form to England.

Is Haaland destined to go the same way? We’ve identified seven brilliant signings that disprove the ‘Bundesliga Tax’ theory.

Having been sold by Chelsea, De Bruyne rebuilt his reputation at Wolfsburg and was recruited by Manchester City in the summer of 2015 for a cool £54million. This club-record transfer wasn’t received well on Soccer Saturday.

“The world is going mad,” Phil Thompson said. “The money they are paying for this boy is absolutely bonkers,” while Paul Merson backed that up with: “I just don’t see £50million for this player. I really do not see it at all.”

Eighty-two goals, 120 assists and a glut of trophies later, we’re pretty sure De Bruyne has proven them wrong.

READ: Carra’s right, De Bruyne is the GOAT… just look at his title-winning dribble

Eyebrows were raised when Spurs forked out £22million to sign Son Heung-Min in August 2015, making the Bayer Leverkusen winger the most expensive Asian footballer of all-time.

It’s safe to say that they’re lowered now. Son has become a modern-day legend at Tottenham, scoring 129 goals in 324 appearances during his time in England. This includes a career-best 21 league goals during the 2021-22 campaign.

The 29-year-old is the leading Asian goalscorer in both Premier League and Champions League history and his partnership with Harry Kane is one of the best things about modern football.

Signed by Brendan Rodgers in 2015, Firmino’s time at Liverpool even out-dates Jurgen Klopp’s. It’s some achievement for one of the best-supporting strikers the Premier League has ever seen.

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