Premier League 2008/09

Basic information

Participants:
- Arsenal (2008/09)
- Aston Villa (2008/09)
- Blackburn (2008/09)
- Bolton (2008/09)
- Chelsea (2008/09)
- Everton (2008/09)
- Fulham (2008/09)
- Hull City (2008/09)
- Liverpool (2008/09)
- Man City (2008/09)
- Man United (2008/09)
- Middlesbrough (2008/09)
- Newcastle (2008/09)
- Portsmouth (2008/09)
- Stoke (2008/09)
- Sunderland (2008/09)
- Tottenham (2008/09)
- West Bromwich (2008/09)
- West Ham (2008/09)
- Wigan Athletic (2008/09)

Most expensive transfers TO the league in season 2008/09
	Player (age)	From club	To club	Date	Fee
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1	Robinho (24)	Real	Man City	2008, Sep	40 890 000^[1]
2	D. Berbatow (27)	Tottenham	Man United	2008, Sep	38 690 000^[2]
3	R. Keane (28)	Tottenham	Liverpool	2008, Jul	24 110 000^[3]
4	Jô (21)	CSKA	Man City	2008, Jul	24 000 000
5	J. Mascherano (24)	West Ham	Liverpool	2008, Jul	22 500 000

Most expensive transfers FROM the league in season 2008/09
	Player (age)	From club	To club	Date	Fee
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1	D. Berbatow (27)	Tottenham	Man United	2008, Sep	38 690 000^[4]
2	R. Keane (28)	Tottenham	Liverpool	2008, Jul	24 110 000^[5]
3	J. Mascherano (24)	West Ham	Liverpool	2008, Jul	22 500 000
4	L. Diarra (23)	Portsmouth	Real	2009, Jan	22 220 000^[6]
5	D. Bentley (23)	Blackburn	Tottenham	2008, Jul	22 000 000

Highest known salaries in the league in season 2008/09
	Player	Club	Contract from	Contract to	Salary per year
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1	Robinho	Man City	2008, Sep	2010, Aug	10 470 000^[7]
2	R. Ferdinand	Man United	2008, May	2013, Jun	8 600 000^[8]
3	C. Ronaldo	Man United	2008, Apr	2009, Jun	7 900 000^[9]
4	W. Rooney	Man United	2006, Nov	2010, Oct	6 940 000^[10]
5	M. Ballack	Chelsea	2006, Jul	2010, Jun	6 730 000^[11]