Top five Dutch players to play in the Premier League

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Fans of the likes of Arsenal, Manchester United, Chelsea and Liverpool have all benefited from a touch of Dutch class in the Premier League era.

Holland has been one of the league’s main sources of foreign imports over the years, and the majority of England’s top clubs have dipped into the Dutch transfer market to improve their squads.

One of the most high-profile players from the Netherlands to play in the Premier League was Edgar Davids, who played for Tottenham Hotspur between 2005 and 2007.

Davids turns 40 today, so that got Touchline Talk thinking. Just who have been the best Dutch players to play in the Premier League?

Now, there are plenty of individuals to choose from there, so we’ve decided to narrow it down to Dutch players who specifically had significant impacts in England, hence why legendary players like Davids, Patrick Kluivert and Ruud Gullit are overlooked.

Click on the links below to see who we believe are the top five Dutch players in Premier League history.