In the 76 years since George Robledo became the first South American-born player to compete in the top flight, English football has always kept a close eye on developments there.
When Ossie Ardiles and Ricky Villa joined Tottenham not long after Argentina won the 1978 World Cup, interest among clubs and fans soared. Ardiles and Villa built a trail that fellow South American stars like Luis Suarez, Sergio Aguero and Gilberto Silva would follow.
Yet while there have been numerous South Americans in the English top flight, a relatively small number have moved directly from there to England.