The Most Expensive Premier League Starting XI

Midfielders: Midfielders are the creative hubs of the team. All the play goes through them. There's a popular saying in football, "The team that controls the midfield, controls the game." Hence, it's not surprising to see teams spend the big bucks on these players. Before Phillipe Coutinho's departure to Barcelona, the Premier League had the world's most expensive midfielder in the likes of Paul Pogba. In fact, Pogba is the most expensive player in the Premier League-all positions combined.

The total transfer sum of the midfield three amounts to £222.85 million.

Kevin De Bruyne (Manchester City) - £68.4M

Kevin De Bruyne- Premier League Winner

Keyin De Bruyne has had a funny affair with the Premier League. He signed a five-and-a-half-year with Chelsea in the summer of 2012. His spell at Chelsea was accompanied by a number of loan spells which ultimately culminated in his sale to Wolfsburg in 2014. Wolfsburg signed him for a mere sum of £18 million. By the end of his spell at Wolfsburg, De Bruyne had made a name for himself as one of the best creative midfielders in Europe. Manchester City recognized this potential and signed him for £68.4 million in the summer of 2015. At that point in time, De Bruyne was the second most expensive player in British football history.

Fred (Manchester United) - £61.2M

Manchester United new signing-Fred

Manchester United completed the signing of Fred from Ukranian side Shakhtar Donetsk for a transfer in the region of £61.2 million. The transfer fee in itself accounts to £52 million- the rest being valued in terms of add-ons to the deal. Manchester United fans expect a lot from their new signing. Fred had a fantastic season with Shakhtar Donetsk and earned a call-up to Brazil's World Cup squad. He's a complete workhorse. Primarily, he's a defensive minded midfielder however, he's great moving forward as well. He has this uncanny ability in that he knows exactly when to pick a pass. What makes him especially dangerous in the midfield are his long-range shots. Much to the dismay of the goalkeeper, he isn't shy of shooting from 25-30 yards out and when he connects-boy does he connect!

Paul Pogba (Manchester United) - £93.25M

Paul Pogba- Premier League's Most Expensive Player

Paul Pogba symbolizes clever transfer market business. In 2012, he left Manchester United for free to go and play for Juventus. Four-years later, he returned to Manchester United as the world's most expensive midfielder. Manchester United were successful in bringing him back to Old Trafford for a record fee of £93.25 million. In fact, at the time Paul Pogba signed for Manchester United, he was the world's most expensive player surpassing the world record fee that Real Madrid had paid to secure the services of Gareth Bale. Since then, Pogba has been a dynamic figure at the club. He is undoubtedly one of the best midfielders in the world and it comes as no surprise that, he's now subject to another world record-fee move away from Manchester United this time.