Most expensive players per minute

Which players have cost the most in transfer fees per Premier League minute since last summer? Read on to find out…

Tottenham winger Georges-Kevin Nkoudou is the most expensive summer signing from last year per minute, costing a remarkable £183,673.47 for every 60 seconds of Premier League action since his £9m move from Marseille in August.

That figure almost equates to purchasing a flat outright in the surrounding area every minute.

Nkoudou only clocked 49 minutes in the Premier League this season from eight brief substitute appearances.

Georges-Kevin N’Koudou has cost £183,673.47 per minute

Meanwhile, Michy Batshuayi also moved from Marseille to the Premier League last summer, joining champions-to-be Chelsea in a £33m deal.

But the Belgium striker only managed 239 minutes during the season, including 19 substitute appearances and just one start – equating to £138,912.13 in transfer fees per minute.

Michy Batshuayi celebrates after scoring the goal that won Chelsea the title

However, the 23-year-old still managed to score five league goals during his limited game time, including the league-winning goal at West Brom, before netting twice against Sunderland on the final day.

Arsenal’s Lucas Perez has failed to make an impact in England since his £17.1m move from Deportivo last August and has cost £64,528.30 for each of his 265 minutes on the pitch.

Lucas Perez has cost £64,528.30 a minute this season

Former Premier League champions Leicester signed Nampalys Mendy from Nice for £13m in July last year, but the Frenchman only registered 271 minutes for the Foxes – that’s £49,970.48 a minute.

Manchester United Paul Pogba is the anomaly among the leading pack, in terms of having played an impressive 2,608 minutes – but his world-record £93.25m price tag still averages at £35,755.37 per minute.

In addition to Nkoudou, Spurs’ summer signings Moussa Sissoko and Vincent Janssen also made the top 20, costing £33,259.42 from 902 minutes and £22,355.77 from 832 minutes, respectively.

Check out the table below to see the most expensive summer signings per minute…