Usually Premier League Clubs spent massive money during each Summer Transfers Window to recruit best talented youngsters in their squad but recent Paris Saint Germain surprised everyone after transferring Neymar Jr’s into their team from FC Barcelona for a record $222 million. Neymar transfer to Paris Saint Germain was highest in terms of money and it almost crossed all financial records in the history of all Football Leagues.
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Most expensive Football Transfers of All The Times
The leading football clubs of Europe like Manchester United, Real Madrid, Manchester City, FC Barcelona and many others looks always busy in transfer market to bring most demanding players into their squads by splashing massive bids. The main reason behind this competition is to rule the Football Empire in Europe and keep themselves at the top in European Football Hierarchy.
NO# | PLAYER | TRANSFER | FEE |
1 | Neymar (2017) | FC Barcelona to PSG | £198m |
2 | Paul Pogba (2016) | Juventus to Manchester United | £89m |
3 | Ousmane Dembélé (2017) | Borussia Dortmund to Barcelona | £97m |
4 | Gareth Bale (2013) | Totteham to Real Madrid | £85.3m |
5 | Cristiano Ronaldo (2009) | Man Utd to Real Madrid | £83.7m |
6 | Gonzalo Higuain (2016) | Napoli to Juventus | £75.3m |
7 | Romelu Lukaku (2017) | Everton to Manchester United | £75.3m |
8 | Luis Suarez (2014) | Liverpool to Barcelona | £75m |
9 | Neymar (2013) | Santos to Barcelona | £71.5m |
10 | Alvaro Morata (2017) | Real Madrid vs Chelsea | £70.9m |
11 | James Rodriguez (2014) | Monaco to Real Madrid | £63m |
12 | Oscar (2017) | Chelsea to Shanghai SPIG | £60m |
13 | Zlatan Ibrahimovic (2009) | Inter Milan to Barcelona | £59m (40m+Eto’o) |
14 | Angel Di Maria (2014) | Real Madrid to Man Utd | £59.7m |
15 | Kaka (2009) | AC Milan to Real Madrid | £56m |
16 | Kevin De Bruyn (2015) | Wolfsburg to Manchester City | £55m |
17 | Edinson Cavani (2013) | Napoli to PSG | £55m |
18 | Raheem Sterling (2015) | Liverpool vs Manchester City | £55.2 |
19 | Benjamin Mendy (2017) | Liverpool vs Manchester City | £55.2 |
20 | Kyle Walker (2017) | Tottenham to Manchester City | £50m |
21 | Angle Di Maria (2015) | Manchester United to PSG | £49.7 |
22 | Rademal Falcao (2013) | Atletico Madrid to Monaco | £51m |
23 | John Stone (2016) | Everton to Manchester City | £50m |
24 | David Luis (2014) | Chelsea to PSG | £50m |
25 | Fernando Torres (2011) | Liverpool to Chelsea | £50m |
26 | Carlos Tevez (2009) | To Man City | £47m |
27 | Alexandre Lacazette (2017) | Lyon to Arsenal | £46.5m |
28 | Zinedine Zidane (2001) | Juventus to Real Madrid | £46m |
29 | Hulk (2016) | Zenit to Shanghai SIPG | £46.4 |
30 | Bernardo Silva (2017) | AS Monaco to Manchester City | £43m |
31 | Mesut Özil (2013) | Real Madrid to Arsenal | £42.4m |
32 | Alex Teixeira (2016) | Shakhtar Donetsk to Jiangsu Suning | £39.3 |
33 | James Rodríguez (2013) | FC Porto to AS Monaco | £38.5 |
34 | Juan Mata (2014) | Chelsea to Manchester United | £37.1m |
35 | Luis Figo (2000) | Barcelona to Real Madrid | £37m |
36 | Anthony Martial (2015) | Monaco to Manchester United | £36m |
37 | Hernán Crespo (2000) | Parma to Lazio | £35.5m |
Real Madrid paid massive money each year to bring 1 most energetic and successful athlete in their squad every year and this Spanish club has also broke their own record many times back in the history. The table mentioned above shows the dominance of Real Madrid in Transfer Market as the record transfers made by Real Madrid are also featured in the table.
The Transferring fee paid by all Football Clubs of Europe is increasing day by day as all these clubs are committed to splash more money each coming year to follow their success in both domestic and international football leagues of Europe.
Back in 2016, Manchester United bought Paul Pogba for 89 million but the money paid by PSG to Neymar is more than double in comparison to that transfer. No doubt it will take years to break Neymar world record transfer by other participating clubs of Premier League. Let’s take in-depth look at Expensive Football Player Transfers of all times.
Most Expensive Transfers of All Times
Most Expensive Player Transfer of All Times
1. Neymar Jr
- Transfer Fee: 198m
- Transfer Year: 2017
- Transfer from: FC Barcelona
- Transfer to: PSG
2. Kylian Mbappe
- Transfer Fee: 160m
- Transfer Year: 2018
- Transfer from: Monaco
- Transfer to: PSG
#3. Philippe Countinho
- Transfer Fee: 105m
- Transfer Year: 2018
- Transfer from: Liverpool
- Transfer to: FC Barcelona
#4. Ousmane Dembele
- Transfer Fee: 96.8m
- Transfer Year: 2017
- Transfer from: Dortmund
- Transfer to: FC Barcelona
#5. Paul Pogba
- Transfer Fee: 89.3m
- Transfer Year: 2016
- Transfer from: Juventus
- Transfer to: Manchester United
#6. Cristinao Ronaldo
- Transfer Fee: 88m
- Transfer Year: 2018
- Transfer from: Real Madrid
- Transfer to: Juventus
#7. Gareth Bale
- Transfer Fee: 85.3m
- Transfer Year: 2013
- Transfer from: Tottenham
- Transfer to: Real Madrid
#8. Cristiano Ronaldo
- Transfer Fee: 80m
- Transfer Year: 2009
- Transfer from: Manchester United
- Transfer to: Real Madrid
#9. Gonzalo Higuain
- Transfer Fee: 75.3m
- Transfer Year: 2016
- Transfer from: Napoli
- Transfer to: Juvenuts