Football is a game of massive crowd entertainment and has undoubtedly the biggest following in the world. With huge crowds, come even greater revenues. The ardent fans pay to watch their favorite stars in action on the field. When the players are sometimes capable of pulling huge crowds on their own, the clubs in returns also owes these stars big amounts.
We have listed the biggest football transfers of all time, let’s see-
5) Paul Pogba – Juventus to Manchester United at £89.3M in 2016
In 2016, Manchester United made a record in the transfer price of the French mid-fielder for £89.3 M from Juventus. But this was not a bad investment for Juventus as they had signed him for £500,000 in 2012 from the Manchester United itself.
4) Ousmane Dembele- Dortmund to Barcelona- £96.8M in 2017
The actual fee of Ousmane Dembele would actually not be £96.8 M given that the add-ons he was given. The actual fee would stand at around €147M. The teenager was taken from Rennes at a mere fee just a year before.
3) Philippe Coutinho- Liverpool to Barcelona- £105M in 2018
After his great performance in Liverpool, Coutinho made it open that he wanted to move out and it was then he was taken up by Barcelona. The total deal would be around £142M adding the add-ons.
2) Kylian Mbappe- Monaco to PSG- £160M in 2018
The teenager from France made his mark from the Monaco club after a tremendous season with them. After that PSG agreed upon a year-long loan which was made permanent after fees of €180M. Still at an age of just 19, Mbappe is by-far the best player in his category.
1)Neymar- Barcelona to PSG- £198M in 2017
Whenever there is talk of transfer fees, Neymar leads the charts in every aspect. His unbelievable contract of £198 and an additional bonus total to around half a billion dollars. His transfer from Barcelona to PSG is to date the highest transfer contract for any player in the history of franchise football.
(All the stats have been taken from ESPN Stats and Information)