More often than not, a transfer is all about a player coming in or going out but the hot list of the World’s Most Expensive Footballers Deals in the World touches the billion’s heart. Football is a game of a lot of money between the clubs and players. Today football deals go in millions of euros or dollars. Here are sharing about the Most valuable soccer player deals in the world.
The most expensive footballer in history is Neymar following his transfer from Barcelona to Paris Saint-Germain in 2017 in a move worth €222m (£200m). It was the 1st world record for football transfers.
The most expensive football transfers of all time depend on the number of massive moves, so you can see the current list of the world’s most expensive footballers below.
World’s Most Expensive Footballers Deals in the World
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Position | Player Name | Club Name | Transfer Year | Total Amount(Fee) |
1 | Neymar Júnior (Brazil) | Barcelona – PSG | 2017 | €222m |
2 | Kylian Mbappe (France) | Monaco – PSG | 2017 | €145m (+€35m) = €180m |
3 | Philippe Coutinho (Brazil) | Liverpool – Barcelona | 2018 | €120m (+€15m) = €145m |
4 | Joao Felix (Portugal) | Benfica – Atletico Madrid | 2019 | €126m |
5 (=4) | Antoine Griezmann (France) | Atletico Madrid – Barcelona | 2019 | €120m |
6 | Jack Grealish (England) | Aston Villa – Manchester City | 2021 | €117m |
7 | Romelu Lukaku (Belgium) | Inter – Chelsea | 2021 | €115m |
8 | Ousmane Dembele (France) | Borussia Dortmund – Barcelona | 2017 | €105m (+€45m) |
9(=8) | Paul Pogba (France) | Juventus – Manchester United | 2016 | €105m |
10 | Gareth Bale (Wales) | Tottenham – Real Madrid | 2013 | €100.8m |
11 | Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal) | Real Madrid – Juventus | 2018 | €100m |
12(=11) | Eden Hazard (Belgium) | Chelsea – Real Madrid | 2019 | €100m (+€40m) |
Most Expensive Goalkeeper
Kepa Arrizabalaga the biggest transfer for a goalkeeper in the football world fess. There, he won the UEFA Europa League, the UEFA Champions League and the UEFA Super Cup.
Name – Kepa Arrizabalaga
Year – 2018
Club – Chelsea – Athletic Bilbao
Fee – €80 million (£72 million)
Most Expensive forward | World’s Most Expensive Footballers Deals
Name – Neymar
Year – 2017
Club – Barcelona – PSG
Fee – €222m
Most expensive defender
Name – Harry Maguire
Year – 2019
Club – Leicester to Man Utd
Fee – €87m
Most Expensive Midfielder
Name – Philippe Coutinho
Year – 2018
Club – Liverpool to Barcelona
Fee – €145m
Most Expensive Premier League Transfer
Name – Jack Grealish
Year – 2021
Club – Aston Villa to Man City
Fee – €118m
Highest Combined Transfer | World’s Most Expensive Footballers Deals
Romelu Lukaku overtook Neymar in 2021 as the player with the highest combined transfer fees of all time.
First Club Transfers – Inter to Chelsea, 2021
Fees – €115m
First Club Transfers – Everton to Man Utd, 2017
Fees – €85m
First Club Transfers – Man Utd to Inter, 2019
Fees – €80m
First Club Transfers – Chelsea to Inter Milan, 2021
Fees – €8 million (£6.9 million)
Total an incredible Amount – €328m.