Ranking the 54 most recent Bundesliga to Premier League moves, Haaland is ranked first, Sancho is ranked 52nd.

Is the Bundesliga tax true or a myth? Although the quality is rising, German acquisitions have struggled in the Premier League throughout the years. Omar Marmoush, a recent addition to Manchester City, aspires to be more Erling Haaland than Milot Rashica.

With the exception of the January transfer window in 2025, we have ranked every Bundesliga acquisition from the previous three Premier League seasons.

An example of success Dejection and Ilkay Gundogan Henrikh Mkhitaryan is not on this list because it would be excessive, pointless, and a lot of work for every player to transfer from the Bundesliga to the Premier League.

54) Leeds native Jean-Kevin Augustin

This transfer is maybe the worst ever.

When Leeds was in the Championship, they signed Augustin on loan with the condition that they would have to buy him if they were promoted. They were promoted, but not until June—apparently past the date for fulfilling that obligation—due to the COVID-19 pandemic. They attempted to avoid paying the transfer fee, but Leeds lost this case when it went to court.

For a guy that played 48 minutes for them, they ultimately had to pay £40 million. Big yikes.

53) Nottingham Forest’s Giovanni Reyna

For the second half of the previous season, Forest signed Reyna on loan, but he did not contribute much.

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