The Premier League's greatest signings of all time have been ranked and it's Arsenal's Thierry Henry who takes top spot.
ESPN have decided to rank the best 100 top-flight signings since the Premier League's inception in 1992.
It's Henry's £14.5 million move to Arsenal from Juventus that seals the top spot and it's clear to see why.
Henry helped Arsenal to a slew of trophies and is one of the most recognisable faces of the Premier League era.
The rankings are decided off a set criteria including player performance, trophy haul and player cost among other factors.
Check out the top 50 below.
50. Darren Anderton, Tottenham (Signed from Portsmouth for £2.4 million, 1992)
49. Wilfried Zaha, Crystal Palace (Signed from Man Utd for £3.5 million, 2015)
48. Teddy Sheringham, Tottenham (Signed from Nottingham Forest for £2.8 million, 1992)
47. Paolo Di Canio, West Ham (Signed from Sheffield Wednesday for £2 million, 1998)
46. Luka Modric, Tottenham Hotspur (Signed from Dinamo Zagreb for £18.9 million, 2008)
45. Lucas Radebe, Leeds United (Signed from Kaizer Chiefs for £338,000 with Phil Masinga, 1994)
44. Sadio Mane, Liverpool (Signed from Southampton for £37.1 million, 2016)
43. Robin van Persie, Arsenal (Signed from Feyenoord for £4.1 million, 2004)
42. N'Golo Kante, Leicester City )Signed from Caen for £8.1 million, 2015)
41. Diego Costa, Chelsea (Signed from Atletico Madrid for £34.2 million, 2014)
40. Raheem Sterling, Manchester City (Signed from Liverpool for £57.3 million, 2016)
39. Freddie Ljungberg, Arsenal (Signed from Halmstad for £4.1 million, 1998)
38. Xabi Alonso, Liverpool (Signed from Real Sociedad for £14.4 million, 2004)
37. Claude Makelele, Chelsea (Signed from Real Madrid for £18 million, 2003)
36. Juninho, Middlesbrough (Signed from Sao Paulo for £5 million, 1995)
35. Yaya Toure, Manchester City (Signed from Barcelona for £27 million, 2010)
34. Andy Cole, Manchester United (Signed from Newcastle for £8.6 million and Keith Gillespie, 1995)
33. Jay-Jay Okocha, Bolton (Signed from Paris Saint-Germain on a free transfer, 2002)
32. Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, Manchester United (Signed from Molde for £2.3 million, 1996)
31. Kevin De Bruyne, Manchester City (Signed from Wolfsburg for £68.4 million, 2015)
30. Ashley Cole, Chelsea (Signed from Arsenal for £6.7 million and William Gallas, 2006)
29. Fernandinho, Manchester City (Signed from Shakhtar for £36 million, 2013)
28. Pablo Zabaleta, Manchester City (Signed from Espanyol for £7.8 million, 2008)
27. Robert Pires, Arsenal (Signed from Marseille for £8.8 million, 2000)
26. Alan Shearer, Newcastle (Signed from Blackburn for £18.9 million, 1996)
25. Philippe Coutinho, Liverpool (Signed from Inter Milan for £11.7 million, 2013)
24. Petr Cech, Chelsea (Signed from Rennes for £11.7 million, 2004)
23. Ruud van Nistelrooy, Manchester United (Signed from PSV for £25.7 million, 2001)
22. Michael Carrick, Manchester United (Signed from Spurs for £24.5 million, 2006)
21. Nemanja Vidic, Manchester United (Signed from Spartak Moscow for £9.5 million, 2006)
20. Virgil van Dijk, Liverpool (Signed from Southampton for £76.2 million, 2018)
19. Gianfranco Zola, Chelsea (Signed from Parma for £5.6 million, 1997)
18. Luis Suarez, Liverpool (Signed from Ajax for £23.9 million, 2011)
17. Mohamed Salah, Liverpool (Signed from Roma for £37.8 million, 2017)
16. Gareth Bale, Tottenham (Signed from Southampton for £13.2 million, 2007)
15. Vincent Kompany, Manchester City (Signed from Hamburger SV for £7.7 million, 2008)
14. Alan Shearer, Blackburn Rovers (Signed from Southampton for £4.1 million, 1992)
13. David Silva, Manchester City (Signed from Valencia for £25.9 million, 2010)
12. Dennis Bergkamp, Arsenal (Signed from Inter Milan for £10.1 million, 1995)
11. Rio Ferdinand, Manchester United (Signed from Leeds United for £41.4 million, 2002)
10. Didier Drogba, Chelsea (Signed from Marseille for £34.7 million, 2004)
9. Roy Keane, Manchester United (Signed from Nottingham Forest for £7.7 million, 1993)
8. Cristiano Ronaldo, Manchester United (Signed from Sporting Lisbon for £17.1 million, 2003)
7. Wayne Rooney, Manchester United (Signed from Everton for £33.3 million, 2004)
6. Eric Cantona, Manchester United (Signed from Leeds United for £1.6 million, 1992)
5. Eden Hazard, Chelsea (Signed from Lille for £31.5 million, 2012)
4. Sergio Aguero, Manchester City (Signed from Atletico Madrid for £36 million, 2011)
3. Patrick Vieira, Arsenal (Signed from AC Milan for £4.8 million, 1996)
2. Frank Lampard, Chelsea (Signed from West Ham United for £14.4 million, 2001)
1. Thierry Henry, Arsenal (Signed from Juventus for £14.5 million, 1999)
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