In recent weeks, transfer talk has been dominated by France star Kylian Mbappe.
The French superstar has been chased by Real Madrid for years and rumours he could join intensified after informing PSG he would be leaving in the summer.
Following his decision, rumours have also begun circulating that suggest Mbappe could make a move to the Premier League with the likes of Liverpool and Arsenal interested.
However, given Madrid's long-standing interest in the forward, it appears England's top flight is going to miss out on seeing the star week-in, week-out.
In light of this, Mail Sport's Dominic King has given a list of the five players he wished had made the move to the Premier League.
Speaking on the latest episode of It's All Kicking Off, King said: 'So I want to talk about the five players that I wish had come to the Premier League.
'Number five, Gabriel Batistuta. Could have signed for Ipswich in 1994. Wouldn't it have been brilliant to see?
'Number four, Robert Lewandowski. Could have signed for Blackburn. Was on his way to see Sam Allardyce, but the ash cloud and the volcano stopped him flying from Poland.
'He couldn't come over, and the rest is history. Ended up staying in Germany, and so he stayed in Poland, went to Borussia Dortmund, and we know what happened next.
'Number three, Ronaldinho. 2003, when David Beckham left Manchester United to go to Real Madrid, he had a choice between PSG and Manchester United.
'Number two, Paolo Maldini. The greatest defender of all time. Alex Ferguson wanted to sign him. What a fantastic thing that would have been to see Paolo Maldini in our league.
'Number one, last but not least, Zinedine Zidane. Could have signed for Blackburn,' claimed King.
His co-host, former Blackburn player Chris Sutton then interjected: 'He wouldn't have gotten in the team!'.
King jokingly then replied: 'No, because you had Tim Sherwood!'
He then continued: 'I don't know whether, Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo have distorted things so much that we don't appreciate what a genius he was.
'He could do everything. He's a good chap. Balletic, powerful, scored goals, pass, just every time you watched him he just mesmerised you'.
Sutton then chimed in again to question why seven-time Ballon d'Or winner Messi failed to make the list, despite never playing in England.
King then responded: 'I absolutely adore Lionel Messi. And the reason I never put him in this top five is this. I never ever wanted him to leave Barcelona'.
I wanted him to stay at Barcelona forever. And I think seeing him in the PSG kit, seeing him in the Inter Miami kit, I just don't think it looks right.
'I don't think it would have looked right seeing him in an English kit.'
Etubom1
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Of what use would they have achieved ifbthey did moved to the EPL? Truth is, EPL is overrated. Beyond these 5 players mentioned here, there are a lot of great players that didn't play in the EPL, and it never affected thier greatness....... Maradona, Pele, etc.
swillah
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some players are too good for EPL, you see when CR7 won ballon dor in 2008 he moved to where great players are live😟😟😟
Menzaxxxxx
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EPL doesn't always create a successful career... But would have been fun seeing some of the greats play in the league
GunnArs
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next comes the list of players who shouldn’t have moved to england… my no. 1 is di maria. 🤭
Rukcnprz
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If so the the heading should be "COULD HAVE" and not "SHOULD HAVE". Using should have is like saying they made wrong moves.
you're right. it's the writer "autty" who's at fault always bullshit
ABUBAKAR-
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That's not true. Looks more like an appreciation of the players
If so the the heading should be "COULD HAVE" and not "SHOULD HAVE". Using should have is like saying they made wrong moves.
NFK97
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Typical English media. Trying to make it look like if someone didn't move to EPL he was a failure in his footballing career.
That's not true. Looks more like an appreciation of the players
ishti
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Typical English media. Trying to make it look like if someone didn't move to EPL he was a failure in his footballing career.