From Antony to Lisandro Martinez, Five costliest Eredivisie to Premier League transfers ever

However,
in
most
cases,
their
biggest
assets
depart
the
club
for
a
bigger
and
better
challenge.

In
recent
years,
Premier
League
has
been
the
most
common
destination
for
such
stars
and
the
signing
of
Cody
Gakpo
to
Liverpool
marks
another
declaration
of
it.
The
23-year-old
signed
for
Liverpool
this
January
as
one
of
the
biggest
transfers
from
the
Eredivisie.

However,
where
does
he
sits
in
terms
of
being
expensive?
Here
we
have
taken
a
look:

1.
Antony
–
£85m

After
some
back
and
forth
with
Ajax,
United
was
forced
to
give
in
to
their
insistence
on
signing
its
Brazilian
attacker
for
a
record
£85
million
fee.
The
22-year-old
was
the
costliest
transfer
of
2022
as
well
as
Eredivisie.
At
just
22
years
of
age,
Antony
is
a
wonderful
talent
with
plenty
of
room
to
improve
and
should
be
successful
under
Erik
ten
Hag’s
guidance.
With
five
goals
and
two
assists
in
17
games,
he
has
already
demonstrated
some
flashes
in
a
new
league.

2.
Lisandro
Martinez
–
£57m

Ten
Hag
raided
his
former
side
twice
this
season
and
the
World
Cup
winner
sits
second
on
the
list
of
costliest
transfers
from
Eredivisie.
The
center-back
was
one
of
the
best
defenders
in
the
Dutch
League.
He
won
the
Ajax
Player
of
the
Year
award
during
the
2021/22
season
after
helping
the
Dutch
side
to
the
Eredivisie
title.
He
has
thus
far
been
impressive,
putting
up
a
fiery
performance
for
the
Red
Devils.

3.
Davinson
Sanchez
–
£42m

Tottenham
Hotspur
made
the
club
record
signing
following
his
rapid
rise
in
the
Ajax
team
in
his
debut
campaign.
Spurs
agreed
to
a
£42m
fee
for
the
defender
in
2016
when
he
managed
to
help
the
club
to
reach
the
Europa
League
final.
He
was
pivotal
for
Ajax
in
that
season
winning
Ajax’s
Player
of
the
Year
award.
However,
since
signing
for
Spurs
he
is
yet
to
show
any
kind
of
consistency
in
that
regard.

4.
Cody
Gakpo
–
£37m

The
latest
Premier
League
arrival
is
fourth
on
the
list
of
most
expensive
signings
from
the
Netherlands.
Gakpo
was
named
Dutch
Footballer
of
the
Year
after
scoring
21
goals
in
all
competitions
last
season
and
is
in
rich
form
this
term
as
well.
He
scored
three
goals
for
the
Netherlands
in
Qatar
and
currently
has
21
goal
contributions
in
just
14
league
appearances
for
PSV.
He
is
potentially
one
of
the
best
attackers
in
Europe
this
season
and
it
now
remains
to
be
seen
how
he
adjusts
in
England.

5.
Donny
van
de
Beek
–
£35m

United
spent
a
good
amount
to
land
one
of
Ajax’s
most
budding
talents
following
his
breakthrough
seasons
in
the
Netherlands.
He
shone
during
Ajax’s
run
to
the
Champions
League
semi-finals
in
2018/19.
However,
the
move
so
far
has
failed
to
work.
Van
de
Beek
failed
to
establish
himself
under
former
manager
Solskjaer.
Even
a
loan
move
to
Everton
last
season
failed
to
revive
his
luck.
Things
have
not
changed
under
Ten
Hag
as
well
and
he
could
be
on
the
move
next
summer.