• PREMIER LEAGUE ALL-TIME TOP GOALSCORERS: 20) Romelu Lukaku (Chelsea, West Bromwich Albion, Everton, Manchester United) 113 goals in 252 appearances.
    PREMIER LEAGUE ALL-TIME TOP GOALSCORERS: 20) Romelu Lukaku (Chelsea, West Bromwich Albion, Everton, Manchester United) 113 goals in 252 appearances.
  • 19) Jamie Vardy (Leicester City) 118 goals in 245 appearances.
    19) Jamie Vardy (Leicester City) 118 goals in 245 appearances.
  • 18) Steven Gerrard (Liverpool) 120 goals in 504 appearances.
    18) Steven Gerrard (Liverpool) 120 goals in 504 appearances.
  • 17) Dwight Yorke (Aston Villa, Manchester United, Blackburn Rovers, Birmingham City, Sunderland). 123 goals in 375 appearances.
    17) Dwight Yorke (Aston Villa, Manchester United, Blackburn Rovers, Birmingham City, Sunderland). 123 goals in 375 appearances.
  • 16) Nicolas Anelka (Arsenal, Liverpool, Manchester City, Bolton Wanderers, Chelsea, West Bromwich Albion). 125 goals in 364 appearances.
    16) Nicolas Anelka (Arsenal, Liverpool, Manchester City, Bolton Wanderers, Chelsea, West Bromwich Albion). 125 goals in 364 appearances.
  • 15) Robbie Keane (Coventry City, Leeds United, Tottenham Hotspur, Liverpool, West Ham United, Aston Villa) 126 goals in 349 appearances.
    15) Robbie Keane (Coventry City, Leeds United, Tottenham Hotspur, Liverpool, West Ham United, Aston Villa) 126 goals in 349 appearances.
  • 14) Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink (Leeds United, Chelsea, Middlesbrough, Charlton Athletic) 127 goals in 288 appearances).
    14) Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink (Leeds United, Chelsea, Middlesbrough, Charlton Athletic) 127 goals in 288 appearances).
  • 13) Robin van Persie (Arsenal, Manchester United) 144 goals in 280 appearances.
    13) Robin van Persie (Arsenal, Manchester United) 144 goals in 280 appearances.
  • 12) Teddy Sheringham (Nottingham Forest, Tottenham Hotspur, Manchester United, Portsmouth, West Ham United) 146 goals in 418 appearances.
    12) Teddy Sheringham (Nottingham Forest, Tottenham Hotspur, Manchester United, Portsmouth, West Ham United) 146 goals in 418 appearances.
  • 11) Les Ferdinand (Queens Park Rangers, Newcastle United, Tottenham Hotspur, West Ham United, Bolton Wanderers, Leicester City) 149 goals in 351 appearances.
    11) Les Ferdinand (Queens Park Rangers, Newcastle United, Tottenham Hotspur, West Ham United, Bolton Wanderers, Leicester City) 149 goals in 351 appearances.
  • 10) Michael Owen (Liverpool, Newcastle United, Manchester United, Stoke City) 150 goals in 326 appearances.
    10) Michael Owen (Liverpool, Newcastle United, Manchester United, Stoke City) 150 goals in 326 appearances.
  • 9) Jermain Defoe (West Ham United, Tottenham Hotspur, Portsmouth, Sunderland, Bournemouth) 162 goals in 496 appearances.
    9) Jermain Defoe (West Ham United, Tottenham Hotspur, Portsmouth, Sunderland, Bournemouth) 162 goals in 496 appearances.
  • 8) Robbie Fowler (Liverpool, Leeds United, Manchester City, Blackburn Rovers) 163 goals in 379 appearances.
    8) Robbie Fowler (Liverpool, Leeds United, Manchester City, Blackburn Rovers) 163 goals in 379 appearances.
  • 7) Harry Kane (Tottenham Hotspur, Norwich City) 166 goals in 245 appearances).
    7) Harry Kane (Tottenham Hotspur, Norwich City) 166 goals in 245 appearances).
  • 6) Thierry Henry (Arsenal) 175 goals in 258 appearances.
    6) Thierry Henry (Arsenal) 175 goals in 258 appearances.
  • 5) Frank Lampard (Chelsea, Manchester City) 177 goals in 609 appearances.
    5) Frank Lampard (Chelsea, Manchester City) 177 goals in 609 appearances.
  • 4) Sergio Aguero (Manchester City) 184 goals in 275 appearances.
    4) Sergio Aguero (Manchester City) 184 goals in 275 appearances.
  • 3) Andrew Cole (Newcastle United, Manchester United, Blackburn Rovers, Fulham, Manchester City, Portsmouth, Sunderland) 187 goals in 417 appearances.
    3) Andrew Cole (Newcastle United, Manchester United, Blackburn Rovers, Fulham, Manchester City, Portsmouth, Sunderland) 187 goals in 417 appearances.
  • 2) Wayne Rooney (Everton, Manchester United) 208 goals in 491 appearances.
    2) Wayne Rooney (Everton, Manchester United) 208 goals in 491 appearances.
  • 1) Alan Shearer (Blackburn Rovers, Newcastle United) 260 goals in 441 appearances.
    1) Alan Shearer (Blackburn Rovers, Newcastle United) 260 goals in 441 appearances.

Romelu Lukaku, Harry Kane and the all-time top Premier League goalscorers - in pictures


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With Romelu Lukaku's return to Chelsea, one of the Premier League's attacking big guns is back in English top-flight action.

The London club completed a £97.5 million ($134.7m) club record deal to re-sign Lukaku from Italian side Inter Milan on Thursday.

It is the second most expensive British deal - behind only Jack Grealish's recent £100m switch to Manchester City - and has made Lukaku the most costly player in football history.

Around £290m has now been spent on the 28-year-old Belgium international, taking him ahead of Paris Saint-Germain and Brazil star Neymar in terms of career transfer fees.

Lukaku first joined Chelsea from Anderlecht for £18m in 2011, but played only 15 games without scoring before leaving for Everton for a then-club record £28m three years later following a successful loan spell at Goodison Park.

In between that move, he had enjoyed another goal-laden loan spell at West Bromwich Albion where he scored 17 goals in 35 appearances.

He then notched 53 league goals in 110 games on Merseyside before Manchester United came calling and Lukaku moved to Old Trafford for £75m.

The Belgian bagged 28 goals in 66 Premier League appearances for the Red Devils before being sold to Italian side Inter Milan for £74m.

Goals followed Lukaku to Italy and he played a key role in Inter winning their first Serie A title in 11 years, ending his two-year spell with 47 goals in 72 league games.

Now he back in England and is one of three players still playing who are in the Premier League's top 20 all-time goalscorers' chart, along with Jamie Vardy at Leicester City and Tottenham Hotspur's Harry Kane.

To see who makes up the rest of that list, take a look through the gallery above.

  • THE 20 MOST EXPENSIVE PLAYERS: 1). Romelu Lukaku (€327.56m): Anderlecht to Chelsea €15m / Chelsea to Everton (loan) €3.5m / Chelsea to Everton €35.36m / Everton to Manchester United €84.7m / Manchester United to Inter Milan €74m / Inter Milan to Chelsea €115m
    THE 20 MOST EXPENSIVE PLAYERS: 1). Romelu Lukaku (€327.56m): Anderlecht to Chelsea €15m / Chelsea to Everton (loan) €3.5m / Chelsea to Everton €35.36m / Everton to Manchester United €84.7m / Manchester United to Inter Milan €74m / Inter Milan to Chelsea €115m
  • 2). Neymar (€310.20m): Santos to Barcelona €88.2m / Barcelona to Paris Saint-Germain €222m
    2). Neymar (€310.20m): Santos to Barcelona €88.2m / Barcelona to Paris Saint-Germain €222m
  • 3) .Cristiano Ronaldo (€230m): Sporting Lisbon to Manchester United €19m / Manchester United to Real Madrid €94m / Real Madrid to Juventus €117m
    3) .Cristiano Ronaldo (€230m): Sporting Lisbon to Manchester United €19m / Manchester United to Real Madrid €94m / Real Madrid to Juventus €117m
  • 4). Alvaro Morata (€189m): Real Madrid to Juventus €20m / Juventus to Real Madrid €30m / Real Madrid to Chelsea €66m / Chelsea to Atletico Madrid (loan) €18m / Chelsea to Atletico Madrid €35m / Atletico Madrid to Juventus (loan) €20m
    4). Alvaro Morata (€189m): Real Madrid to Juventus €20m / Juventus to Real Madrid €30m / Real Madrid to Chelsea €66m / Chelsea to Atletico Madrid (loan) €18m / Chelsea to Atletico Madrid €35m / Atletico Madrid to Juventus (loan) €20m
  • 5). Angel Di Maria (€179.00m): Rosario to Benfica €8m / Benfica to Real Madrid €33m / Real Madrid to Manchester United €75m / Manchester United to Paris Saint-Germain €63m
    5). Angel Di Maria (€179.00m): Rosario to Benfica €8m / Benfica to Real Madrid €33m / Real Madrid to Manchester United €75m / Manchester United to Paris Saint-Germain €63m
  • 6). Antoine Griezmann (€174m): Real Sociedad to Atletico Madrid €54m / Atletico Madrid to Barcelona €120m
    6). Antoine Griezmann (€174m): Real Sociedad to Atletico Madrid €54m / Atletico Madrid to Barcelona €120m
  • 7). Ousmane Dembele (€170m): Stade Rennais to Borussia Dortmund €35m / Borussia Dortmund to Barcelona €135m
    7). Ousmane Dembele (€170m): Stade Rennais to Borussia Dortmund €35m / Borussia Dortmund to Barcelona €135m
  • 8). Zlatan Ibrahimovic (€169.10m): Malmo to Ajax €7.8m / Ajax to Juventus €16m / Juventus to Inter Milan €24.8m / Inter Milan to Barcelona €69.5m / Barcelona to AC Milan (loan) €6m / Barcelona to AC Milan €24m / AC Milan to Paris Saint-Germain €21m
    8). Zlatan Ibrahimovic (€169.10m): Malmo to Ajax €7.8m / Ajax to Juventus €16m / Juventus to Inter Milan €24.8m / Inter Milan to Barcelona €69.5m / Barcelona to AC Milan (loan) €6m / Barcelona to AC Milan €24m / AC Milan to Paris Saint-Germain €21m
  • 9). Philippe Coutinho (€160.3m): Vasco to Inter Milan €3.8m / Inter Milan to Liverpool €13m / Liverpool to Barcelona €135m / Barcelona to Bayern Munich (loan) €8.5m
    9). Philippe Coutinho (€160.3m): Vasco to Inter Milan €3.8m / Inter Milan to Liverpool €13m / Liverpool to Barcelona €135m / Barcelona to Bayern Munich (loan) €8.5m
  • 10). Gonzalo Higuain (€159m): River Plate to Real Madrid €12m / Real Madrid to Napoli €39m / Napoli to Juventus €90m / Juventus to AC Milan (loan) €10.2m / Juventus to Chelsea (loan) €7.8m
    10). Gonzalo Higuain (€159m): River Plate to Real Madrid €12m / Real Madrid to Napoli €39m / Napoli to Juventus €90m / Juventus to AC Milan (loan) €10.2m / Juventus to Chelsea (loan) €7.8m
  • 11). Eden Hazard (€150m): Lille to Chelsea €35m / Chelsea to Real Madrid €115m
    11). Eden Hazard (€150m): Lille to Chelsea €35m / Chelsea to Real Madrid €115m
  • 12). Kylian Mbappe (€145m): Monaco to Paris Saint-Germain €145m
    12). Kylian Mbappe (€145m): Monaco to Paris Saint-Germain €145m
  • 13). James Rodriguez (€140.63m): Envigado to Banfield €280k / Banfield to Porto €7.35m / Porto to Monaco €45m / Monaco to Real Madrid €75m / Real Madrid to Bayern Munich (loan) €13m
    13). James Rodriguez (€140.63m): Envigado to Banfield €280k / Banfield to Porto €7.35m / Porto to Monaco €45m / Monaco to Real Madrid €75m / Real Madrid to Bayern Munich (loan) €13m
  • 14). Joao Felix (€127.2m): Benfica to Atletico Madrid €127.2m
    14). Joao Felix (€127.2m): Benfica to Atletico Madrid €127.2m
  • 15). Hernan Crespo (€126.94m): River Plate to Parma €4.13m / Parma to Lazio €56.81m / Lazio to Inter Milan €40m / Inter Milan to Chelsea €26m
    15). Hernan Crespo (€126.94m): River Plate to Parma €4.13m / Parma to Lazio €56.81m / Lazio to Inter Milan €40m / Inter Milan to Chelsea €26m
  • 16). Paulinho (€126.86m): GO Audax to Coimbra-MG €635k / Coimbra-MG to Corinthians €5m / Corinthians to Tottenham €19.73m / Tottenham to Guangzhou Evergrande €14.00m / Guangzhou Evergrande to Barcelona €40m / Barcelona to Guangzhou Evergrande (loan) €5.5m / Barcelona to Guangzhou Evergrande €42m
    16). Paulinho (€126.86m): GO Audax to Coimbra-MG €635k / Coimbra-MG to Corinthians €5m / Corinthians to Tottenham €19.73m / Tottenham to Guangzhou Evergrande €14.00m / Guangzhou Evergrande to Barcelona €40m / Barcelona to Guangzhou Evergrande (loan) €5.5m / Barcelona to Guangzhou Evergrande €42m
  • 17). Nicolas Anelka (€123.85m): Paris Saint-Germain to Arsenal €760k / Arsenal to Real Madrid €35m / Real Madrid to Paris Saint-Germain €34.5m / Paris Saint-Germain to Liverpool (loan) €1.4m / Paris Saint-Germain to Manchester City €15m / Manchester City to Fenerbahce €7.19m / Fenerbahce to Bolton €12m / Bolton to Chelsea €18m
    17). Nicolas Anelka (€123.85m): Paris Saint-Germain to Arsenal €760k / Arsenal to Real Madrid €35m / Real Madrid to Paris Saint-Germain €34.5m / Paris Saint-Germain to Liverpool (loan) €1.4m / Paris Saint-Germain to Manchester City €15m / Manchester City to Fenerbahce €7.19m / Fenerbahce to Bolton €12m / Bolton to Chelsea €18m
  • 18). Luis Suarez (€123.52m): Nacional to Groningen €800k / Groningen to Ajax €7.5m / Ajax to Liverpool €26.5m / Liverpool to Barcelona €81.72m / Barcelona to Atletico Madrid €7m
    18). Luis Suarez (€123.52m): Nacional to Groningen €800k / Groningen to Ajax €7.5m / Ajax to Liverpool €26.5m / Liverpool to Barcelona €81.72m / Barcelona to Atletico Madrid €7m
  • 19). Juan Sebastian Veron (€121m): Estudiantes to Boca Juniors €1.20m / Boca Juniors to Sampdoria €5.7m / Sampdoria to Parma €17.5m / Parma to Lazio €30m / Lazio to Manchester United €42.6m / Manchester United to Chelsea €21.80m / Chelsea to Estudiantes €2.2m
    19). Juan Sebastian Veron (€121m): Estudiantes to Boca Juniors €1.20m / Boca Juniors to Sampdoria €5.7m / Sampdoria to Parma €17.5m / Parma to Lazio €30m / Lazio to Manchester United €42.6m / Manchester United to Chelsea €21.80m / Chelsea to Estudiantes €2.2m
  • 20). Joao Cancelo (€120.40m): Benfica to Valencia €15m / Valencia to Juventus €40.4m / Juventus to Manchester City €65m
    20). Joao Cancelo (€120.40m): Benfica to Valencia €15m / Valencia to Juventus €40.4m / Juventus to Manchester City €65m
Updated: August 14, 2021, 5:32 AM