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#5 Jaap Stam
The influential centre-back from Holland would have been on a much a higher position in this list had the Dutchman stayed for few more years in the Premier League.
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The former AC Milan defender played for the English giants, Manchester United for almost 3 years and it fair to say the red devils were lucky enough to attain the services of the Dutchman.
The mighty centre-back won 3 straight league titles and was even part of the legendary team of 1999 which managed to win a historic treble, a feat no other English team has ever managed to achieve since then.
Stam was known to be a fiery head player who was a nightmare for the forwards. The rock-solid defender left Manchester United too soon and his departure wasn't taken very well by the Manchester United supporters considering the fact that Stam was arguably the best centre-back during that time.
With all that, Stam will always be remembered as one of the greatest foreign exports to ever play in the English Premier League.
