Report: Xhaka, Mahrez, and Mané - the most successful Premier League transfers of the past 5 years?
The Premier League transfer window runs until August 31, with Jack Grealish’s arrival at Manchester City tipping the money spent by top tier clubs close to an incredible £700m this summer thus far. Will he be worth it? Will he being heating up the league, or the bench? Only time will tell.
But as we're royally rooted in a flurry of footballers flocking and flitting here, there, and everywhere, BettingOdds has examined every single transfer of the past five years, since 2016, to see which players have been utilized the most by their clubs following their respective moves.
We’ve looked at all the player movements across the division over the past half a decade and calculated the top 20 footballers who have provided the most to their respective clubs.
Coming out top are Arsenal’s Granit Xhaka who has averaged 3648.6 minutes Premier League minutes per season since he moved to the club ahead of the 2016/17 season, Riyad Mahrez of Manchester City, with 3643.3 minutes, and Liverpool’s Sadio Mané, 3531 minutes.
This trio are the centre-piece of the Best XI : Most Successful Premier League Transfers Of The Past 5 Years (based on average appearances and minutes following transfer) which we have organised and presented below.
The results were compiled from data taken from the Premier League and Transfermarkt.
Most Successful Premier League Transfers Of The Past Five Years
(based on average appearances and minutes per season following transfer)
1. Granit Xhaka (£33.8m to Arsenal / Summer 2016 - ) Seasons: 5 Appearances: 161 Minutes: 18,243 Average Minutes Per Season: 3648.6
2. Riyad Mahrez (£60m to Manchester City / Summer 2018 - ) Seasons: 3 Appearances: 139 Minutes: 10,930 Average Minutes Per Season: 3643.3
3. Sadio Mané (£34m to Liverpool / Summer 2016 - ) Seasons: 5 Appearances: 162 Minutes: 17,655 Average Minutes Per Season: 3531
4. Wilfred Ndidi (£15m to Leicester City / Jan 2017 - ) Seasons: 4.5 Appearances: 146 Minutes: 15,572 Average Minutes Per Season: 3460.4
5. = Emiliano Martínez (£17m to Aston Villa / Summer 2020 - ) Seasons: 1 Appearances: 38 Minutes: 3420 Average Minutes Per Season: 3420
5. = Pierre-Emile Højbjerg (£15m to Tottenham Hotspur / Summer 2020 - ) Seasons: 1 Appearances: 38 Minutes: 3420 Average Minutes Per Season: 3420
7. Rui Patrício (Free to Wolverhampton Wanderers / Summer 2018 - ) Seasons: 3 Appearances: 37.3 Minutes: 10,080 Average Minutes Per Season: 3360
8. Ollie Watkins (£28m to Aston Villa / Summer 2020 - ) Seasons: 1 Appearances: 37 Minutes: 3329 Average Minutes Per Season: 3329
9. Jordan Pickford (£25m to Everton / Summer 2017 - ) Seasons: 4 Appearances: 145 Minutes: 13,003 Average Minutes Per Season: 3250.75
10. Harry Maguire (£80m to Manchester United / Summer 2019 - ) Seasons: 2 Appearances: 72 Minutes: 6468 Average Minutes Per Season: 3234
11. Ederson (£35m to Manchester City / Summer 2017 - ) Seasons: 1 Appearances: 37 Minutes: 3329 Average Minutes Per Season: 3329
12. Ashley Westwood (£5m to Burnley / Jan 2017 - ) Seasons: 3.5 Appearances: 135 Minutes: 11,039 Average Minutes Per Season: 3154
13. Aaron Wan-Bissaka (£50m to Manchester United / Summer 2019 - ) Seasons: 2 Appearances: 69 Minutes: 6131 Average Minutes Per Season: 3065.5
14. Vladimir Coufal (£5.4m to West Ham United / Summer 2020 - ) Seasons: 1 Appearances: 34 Minutes: 3055 Average Minutes Per Season: 3055
15. Tyrone Mings (£20m to Aston Villa / Summer 2019 - ) Seasons: 2 Appearances: 69 Minutes: 6098 Average Minutes Per Season: 3049
16. Mohamed Salah (£34m to Liverpool / Summer 2017 - ) Seasons: 4 Appearances: 145 Minutes: 12,151 Average Minutes Per Season: 3037.75
17. Martin Dúbravka (£5m to Newcastle United / Summer 2018 - ) Seasons: 3 Appearances: 101 Minutes: 9090 Average Minutes Per Season: 3030
18. Harry Maguire (£12m to Leicester City / Summer 2017 - Summer 2019) Seasons: 2 Appearances: 69 Minutes: 6019 Average Minutes Per Season: 3009.5
19. Nélson Semedo (£27.6m to Wolverhampton Wanderers / Summer 2020 - ) Seasons: 1 Appearances: 34 Minutes: 2988 Average Minutes Per Season: 2988
20. Alisson (£66.8m to Liverpool / Summer 2018 - ) Seasons: 3 Appearances: 100 Minutes: 8935 Average Minutes Per Season: 2978.3
Best XI : Most Successful Premier League Transfers Of The Past 5 Years*
*based on the average amount of EPL minutes played per season for each respective club after transfer. Players organised by predominant position.
GK : Emiliano Martinez (Argentina / Aston Villa)
£17m to Aston Villa / Summer 2020 - Seasons: 1 Appearances: 38 Minutes: 3420 Average Minutes Per Season: 3420
LB : Andrew Robertson (Scotland / Liverpool)
£8m to Liverpool / Summer 2017 - Seasons: 4 Appearances: 132 Minutes: 11, 661 Average Minutes Per Season: 2915.25
CB : Harry Maguire (England / Manchester United)
£80m to Manchester United / Summer 2019 - Seasons: 2 Appearances: 72 Minutes: 6468 Average Minutes Per Season: 3234
CB : Tyrone Mings (England / Aston Villa)
£20m to Aston Villa / Summer 2019 - Seasons: 2 Appearances: 69 Minutes: 6098 Average Minutes Per Season: 3049
RB : Aaron Wan-Bissaka (England / Manchester United)
£50m to Manchester United / Summer 2019 - Seasons: 2 Appearances: 69 Minutes: 6131 Average Minutes Per Season: 3065.5
LW : Sadio Mané (Senegal / Liverpool)
£34m to Liverpool / Summer 2016 - Seasons: 5 Appearances: 162 Minutes: 17,655 Average Minutes Per Season: 3531
CM : Granit Xhaka (Switzerland / Arsenal)
£33.8m to Arsenal / Summer 2016 - Seasons: 5 Appearances: 161 Minutes: 18,243 Average Minutes Per Season: 3648.6
CM : Pierre-Emile Højbjerg (Denmark / Tottenham Hotspur)
£15m to Tottenham Hotspur / Summer 2020 - Seasons: 1 Appearances: 38 Minutes: 3420 Average Minutes Per Season: 3420
RW : Riyad Mahrez (Algeria / Manchester City)
£60m to Manchester City / Summer 2018 - Seasons: 3 Appearances: 139 Minutes: 10,930 Average Minutes Per Season: 3643.3
CF : Mohamed Salah (Egypt / Liverpool)
£34m to Liverpool / Summer 2017 - Seasons: 4 Appearances: 145 Minutes: 12,151 Average Minutes Per Season: 3037.75
CF : Ollie Watkins (England / Aston Villa)
£28m to Aston Villa / Summer 2020 - Seasons: 1 Appearances: 37 Minutes: 3329 Average Minutes Per Season: 3329
