Paris Saint-Germain’s capture of Neymar Jr. for €222 has shattered the transfer market. It was not expected at anytime. Neymar’s capture was more than double of the transfer fee paid by Manchester United to re-sign Paul Pogba from Juventus last summer. As a result, we want to show the list of the Most Expensive Football Players Of All Time.
Not only did Neymar break Pogba’s transfer fee, Barca captured Ousmane Dembele from Borrusia Dortmund. This transfer cost Barcelona $105 (plus additional €42m add-ons). So, the list of the Most Expensive Football Players Of All Time keeps changing. It wouldn’t be a surprise if this changes before the summer transfer deadline day as PSG seeks to sign Monaco’s Kylian Mbappe.
Most Expensive Football Players Of All Time
The following are the most expensive football players of all time.
Pos. | Player | Clubs | Year | Fee |
1 | Neymar | Barcelona – PSG | 2017 | €222m |
=2 | Ousmane Dembele | Dortmund – Borussia Dortmund | 2017 | €105m (+€45m) |
=2 | Paul Pogba | Juventus – Manchester United | 2016 | €105m |
4 | Gareth Bale | Tottenham – Real Madrid | 2013 | €100.8m |
5 | Cristiano Ronaldo | Manchester United – Real Madrid | 2009 | €94m |
6 | Gonzalo Higuain | Napoli – Juventus | 2016 | €90m |
7 | Neymar | Santos – Barcelona | 2013 | €86.2m |
8 | Romelu Lukaku | Everton – Manchester United | 2017 | €84.8m |
9 | Luis Suarez | Liverpool – Barcelona | 2014 | €82.3m |
10 | James Rodriguez | Monaco – Real Madrid | 2014 | €80m |
11 | Alvaro Morata | Real Madrid – Chelsea | 2017 | €78.9m |
12 | Zinedine Zidane | Juventus – Real Madrid | 2001 | €77.5m |
13 | Kevin De Bruyne | Wolfsburg – Manchester City | 2015 | €75m |
14 | Angel Di Maria | Real Madrid – Manchester United | 2014 | €74.6m |
15 | Zlatan Ibrahimovic | Inter – Barcelona | 2009 | €69.5m |
16 | Raheem Sterling | Liverpool – Manchester City | 2015 | €69.1m |
17 | Kaka | AC Milan – Real Madrid | 2009 | €65m |
18 | Edinson Cavani | Napoli- PSG | 2013 | €64.5m |
19 | David Luiz | Chelsea – PSG | 2014 | €62.5m |
20 | Angel Di Maria | Manchester United – PSG | 2015 | €61.6m |
Also See: List Of Cristiano Ronaldo’s 2016 Achievements
As seen above, the most expensive player record held by Cristiano Ronaldo in 2009-2013 has gone down to fifth position. Neymar, Dembele, Paul Pogba & Gareth Bale are ahead of him.
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