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
