Shearer Lists Two United Players In His Top Five Bargains Of The Premier League Era

Shearer Lists Two United Players In His Top Five Bargains Of The Premier League Era

You don’t always need to splash the cash to get yourself a top-drawer talent. Some of the best players in Premier League history have been bought for very modest sums.

Newcastle legend Alan Shearer was actually signed for a British record £15m back in 1996 so he, himself, was never described as a bargain.

However, in a recent article, the former player turned pundit took a look back at the players who have made the most impact during the Premier League era, despite being signed for pretty low transfer fees.


Press the next page as we go through the Premier League legend’s top five bargains of the last three decades.

David Tully

David Tully

David has worked as a football reporter for the last fifteen years. Having started as an intern at Snack Media, he then went on to become a freelancer, working on various different sites. At the start of 2023, he took up his current role as content writer for National World's Football News Network.