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Loyalty is a rarity in the Premier League, with only two current players aged over 27 having stayed with the same club throughout their careers.

They are Tony Hibbert, of Everton, and Andy King, of Leicester City.

Every other senior player in the division has played for at least one other club.

Neither is it only a problem in England. Research by the CIES Football Observatory found that, across Europe, only 29 footballers currently playing in the top flights of England, France, Germany, Italy and Spain aged 27 have only ever played for one club.

The longest serving of those is Roma's Francesco Totti.

The 39-year-old Italian is currently playing in his 24th season for the Giallorossi.

That's in stark contrast to his former teammate and fellow World Cup winner Luca Toni. The Verona striker has been at a staggering 15 different clubs over the course of his career, more than any other player in the big five leagues (the top flights of England, France, Germany, Italy and Spain).

Atalanta's Mauricio Pinilla is the next "least stable" player in the big five leagues with 14 clubs to date, followed by Crystal Palace's Kwesi Appiah with 13.

Newcastle's Andros Townsend is the youngest player to make it into the Football Observatory's list of the least stable footballers.

Despite being just 24 years old the England international has played for 11 different clubs - Tottenham, Yeovil, Leyton Orient, MK Dons, Ipswich, Watford, Millwall, Leeds, Birmingham, Queens Park Rangers and Newcastle.

Three other Premier League players make the least stable list with 10 clubs each - Aston Villa's Scott Sinclair, Crystal Palace's Alex McCarthy and Sunderland's Dame N'Doye.

For a full list of the players please go to http://www.football-observatory.com/IMG/sites/b5wp/2015/140/en/