Van Dijk, Maguire, De Bruyne: Premier League's most expensive XI ever

Chelsea completed the signing of Marc Cucurella from Brighton & Hove Albion last week.

“I’m very excited about what he can bring,” Tuchel told Chelsea’s official website following the move. “He’s a fantastic player, a fantastic guy.

“I don’t want to get too excited, but I have the feeling we signed the new Azpilicueta, in terms of his mentality, attitude, even in terms of his position, just with a left foot. He can play in the back three, he can play wing-back and he is a very nice, very humble guy with his personality.

“He is a fantastic player, a very intelligent player, who is very strong on the ball, aggressive off the ball, mobile, hungry, with a good attitude. So I’m very, very happy that he joins us.”

Chelsea made Cucurella the most expensive left-back in Premier League history, signing him in a deal worth £58.77m.

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Following the move, we’ve named the most expensive XI in Premier League history. It’s proof that spending a lot of money on a player doesn’t guarantee success…

All figures are provided by Transfermarkt.

GK: Kepa Arrizabalaga | Athletic Bilbao to Chelsea | £72m

Kepa was Chelsea’s number one for two seasons before losing his place. He’s now backup to Edouard Mendy.

RB: Joao Cancelo | Juventus to Manchester City | £58.5m

What a signing Cancelo has been for City. He’s one of the best full-backs in world football.

CB: Virgil van Dijk | Southampton to Liverpool | £76m

Van Dijk was worth every penny. He’s been arguably the best centre-back in the world for a number of years.

CB: Harry Maguire | Leicester City to Manchester United | £78.3m

Maguire has not managed to live up to his price-tag in a tumultuous United