50 Most Expensive Player Transfers In Football (All Time History)

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.

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.

Top 25 Most Expensive Transfers of All Times

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

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Most Expensive Player Transfer of All Times

1. Neymar Jr

Well Neymar transfer to Paris Saint Germain is recorded as the highest in the history of football until now as PSG paid huge amount of 198 million to FC Barcelona to recruit Neymar Jr in their current playing squad. This transfer amount nearly touches half a billion dollars after including performance based bonuses and weekly wages.

2. Kylian Mbappe

PSG has made another record transfer deal in 2018 after bringing in Kylian Mbappe from Monaco to their current playing squad. PSG  has agreed on one year loan deal which become permanent for massive transfer fee of 180 million. Mbappe is just 21 years old and probably the youngest footballer of the world that joins PSG for World record transfer fee.

#3. Philippe Countinho

Well Countinho has shown his clear intentions to join Liverpool this season and practically he got it as Liverpool recruit this experienced footballer for the record 105 million transfer fee from FC Barcelona and this transfer fee stands 3^rd most expensive in the history of football.

#4. Ousmane Dembele

FC Barcelona has stunted everyone with their back to back massive spending to bought world class footballers in their team. In 2017, Barcelona has purchased Ousmane Dembele from Dortmund for the record 96.8 million transfer fee. A year before Dembele appeared for Rennes on very small fee but now his playing fee has increased by 40 percent.

#5. Paul Pogba

Back in 2016, Manchester United had paid record 89.3 transfer fee to bought Juventus midfielder Paul Paugba into their playing squad. Although the transfer fee paid by PSG to purchase Neyamr is more than double than this transfer but still Manchester United has succeed to featured their name in the list of most expensive transfers of the world.

#6. Cristinao Ronaldo

It’s very hard to imagine that the football tycoon Ronaldo is placed on 6^th place on this list but its only Ronaldo who after leaving FC Barcelona still get 88 million transfer fee instead of the fact that he only owns few years left in his pro-career. The transfer fee charged by Ronaldo from Juventus is as same as he taken from Manchester United back in 2009.

#7. Gareth Bale

This for the 3^rd time Real Madrid has paid same record transfer fee to Tottenham to keep Bale in their playing squad. No doubt the performance of Gareth Bale in Real Madrid is exceptional and Madrid knows the importance of this athlete in their team.

#8. Cristiano Ronaldo

The world’s best football athlete C Ronaldo once made his entry in Real Madrid squad for massive 80 million transfer fee nine years ago. But this transfer fee looks pretty small in comparison to the transfers made since 2009.

#9. Gonzalo Higuain

The serie A champions Juventus has signed Gonzalo Higuain for massive transfer fee of 75.3 million and no doubt Gonzalo holds very impressive playing record in all football leagues of Europe as he remained linked to top clubs of Europe back in history.