Conclusion
The transfer market is an ever-evolving landscape and the fees commanded by English players have risen exponentially in recent years. Aaron Wan-Bissaka, Ben White, Jadon Sancho, Harry Maguire, Jude Bellingham and Jack Grealish have all commanded fees in excess of £50 million and the latter is the most expensive English player of all time.
Declan Rice is the latest English player to be linked with a big money move and he could well become the most expensive English player of all time if West Ham’s reported asking price of £100 million is met.
Only time will tell whether Rice will make the move to one of the Premier League’s big boys but one thing is for sure, he will be joining an elite group of English players who have commanded huge fees in the transfer market.