The Top 15 Most Expensive Player Transfers In Football History

With Paul Pogba returning to Manchester United for a whooping sum, we take a look at the most expensive transfers in football history.

Paul Pogba has surpassed the £85m deal that saw Gareth Bale move from Tottenham Hotspur to Real Madrid in 2013.

He re-joined Manchester United – which he left for Juventus in 2012 – after signing a world record five-year contract valued at £89m at the Old Trafford.

It’s the first time an English club will set a world record transfer fee, after Newcastle United paid £15m to sign Alan Shearer from Blackburn Rovers in 1996.

Here are the top 15 most expensive player transfers in football history:-

1. Paul Pogba

Transfer: Juventus to Manchester United

Fee: £89m

Year: 2016

 

2. Gareth Bale

Transfer: Tottenham Hotspur to Real Madrid

Fee: £85.3m

Year: 2013

 

3. Cristiano Ronaldo

Transfer: Manchester United to Real Madrid

Fee: £80m

Year: 2009

 

4. Gonzalo Higuaín

Transfer: Napoli to Juventus

Fee: £75.3m

Year: 2016

 

5. Neymar

Transfer: Santos to Barcelona

Fee: £71.5m

Year: 2013

 

6. Luis Suárez

 

Transfer: Liverpool to Barcelona

Fee: £64.9m

Year: 2014

 

7. James Rodríguez

Transfer: AS Monaco to Real Madrid

Fee: £63m

Year: 2014

 

8. Ángel Di María

Transfer: Real Madrid to Manchester United

Fee: £59.7m

Year: 2014

 

9. Zlatan Ibrahimović

Transfer: Inter to Barcelona

Fee: £57m

Year: 2009

 

10. Kaká

Transfer: AC Milan to Real Madrid

Fee: £56m

Year: 2009

 

11. Kevin De Bruyne

Transfer: Wolfsburg to Manchester City

Fee: £55m

Year: 2015

 

12. Edinson Cavani

Transfer: Napoli to PSG

Fee: £55m

Year: 2013

 

13. Radamel Falcao

Transfer: Atletico Madrid to AS Monaco

Fee: £51m

Year: 2013

 

14. Fernando Torres

Transfer: Liverpool to Chelsea

Fee: £50m

Year: 2011

 

15. David Luiz

Transfer: Chelsea to PSG

Fee: £50m

Year: 2014