Record amount of 222 million euros: the 11 most expensive transfers in history
Created: 05/23/2022, 17:26
By: Catherine Küpper
The sums that are now flowing in football leave one or the other speechless.
The list of the most expensive transfers is headed by one.
1/11Paul Pogba takes 11th place.
Manchester United brought the Frenchman back from Juventus in 2016 for 105 million euros.
In 2012 he moved to Italy on a free transfer from youth.
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2 / 11113 million euros has cost Chelsea Romelu Lukaku.
In 2021 he moved to the island from Inter Milan.
Despite the proud transfer sum, he "only" occupies 10th place. © Franck Fife/AFP
3 / 11Eden Hazard, whose brother Thorgan is playing at BVB, switched from Chelsea to Real Madrid in 2021.
Los Blancos paid no less than 115 million euros for the transfer.
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4 / 11 Of course, CR7, aka Cristiano Ronaldo, is also one of the most expensive transfers in history.
At Real Madrid he scored 450 goals in 438 games.
That's why Juventus Turin had to dig deep into their pockets: his commitment cost 117 million euros.
He now plays for Manchester United.
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5/11Jack Grealish ranks 7th in the list.
His move from Aston Villa to Manchester City cost the Sky Blues €117.5million.
The transfer took place in August 2021, his contract runs until June 2027. © Xinhua/Imago
6 / 11At Atlético Madrid and the French national team, Antoine Griezmann impressed across the board – including FC Barcelona.
The Catalans bought the now 31-year-old for €120m in the summer of 2019.
In the meantime, however, he was loaned back to Atlético Madrid.
© Pierre-Philippe Marcou/AFP
7 / 11 The attacker Joao Felix is also one of the most expensive transfers in history.
His signing cost Atlético Madrid 127.2 million euros.
In 2019 he received the Golden Boy Award as the best U21 player in Europe.
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8 / 11Philippe Coutinho is fourth.
FC Barcelona have paid Liverpool 135 million euros.
However, he could not really assert himself with the Blaugranas.
In 2019 - a year after his commitment in Barcelona - he was first loaned to FC Bayern, then to Aston Villa.
He was then sold to the England club in 2022.
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9 / 11We've arrived on the podium: Ousmane Dembélé is third in the most expensive transfers of all time.
Borussia Dortmund received 140 million euros when he switched from BVB to FC Barcelona.
His contract with FC Barcelona runs until June 2022. © Lluis Gene/AFP
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10 / 11Kylian Mbappé is the second most expensive transfer ever.
AS Monaco paid handsomely for his move.
Paris Saint-Germain had to pay 180 million euros.
His commitment was originally supposed to cost 145 million euros, but when he was extended by the capitals in 2022, the sum rose by another 35 million euros – due to bonus payments.
© STUDIO FOTOGRAFICO BUZZI SRL/Imago
11 / 11Neymar leads the list of the most expensive transfers by a wide margin.
Here, too, Paris Saint-Germain had to dig deep into their pockets: the record signing cost 222 million euros.
His contract runs until 2025. © Michael Baucher/Imago