Moving to the Premier League is a dream for many players from foreign shores. From a high-priced contract to the maximum exposure for their skills due to the TV rights and worldwide popularity of the English Premier League, it can often be defined as the point where many players ‘made it’ in their football careers.

However, just as many players who arrive in England’s top professional division are flops, players who arrived with stellar reputations yet left with their metaphorical tail between their legs. We won’t humiliate Diego Forlan by mentioning him specifically here, but you could understand if we did.

Here are seven players who are about to embark on a Premier League career having been a success elsewhere. Let’s see if they have what it takes or not…

Gabriel Magalhaes (Lille to Arsenal, £20m)