The Premier League is not just the most competitive domestic leagues in Europe but is also one of the richest leagues in the world. Over the years, there have been some big names that made it to the league on big money moves and some of them have turned out to be world class while some failed to live up the expectations.
This season has been no different with more than £1bn spent in the summer transfer window. But that has not stopped the clubs from trying to add more players in January and there have been some high-profile rumours doing the rounds recently.
Here are 10 such high profile, yet ridiculous rumours coming out of the papers in the last month: