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The Top 25 Players With The Highest Combined Transfer Fees

The Top 25 Players With The Highest Combined Transfer Fees

Neymar's move to PSG made him the most expensive transfer ever and with his move to Barcelona his value is worth even more.

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Luis Suarez's move to Atletico Madrid might not be costing much but that doesn't mean he's not one of the most expensive players ever.

The Uruguayan is set to move to Atletico Madrid, to join Diego Simeone's side, for a reported £5.5 million, although much of that will be based on performances and bonuses.

It's a small fee for a player who scored 198 goals for Barcelona in just six years and even bagged 16 in 28 La Liga games last season, so it's not like he's completely out of form.

Whilst it might not be a lot of money, it is still enough to make Suarez one of the top 25 most expensive players ever, according to Transfermarkt, based on cumulative fees for all their transfers.

25. Danilo, Juventus - £101.16 million, five transfers

24. Henrikh Mkhitaryan, Roma - £101.52 million, six transfers

23. Hulk, Shanghai SIPG - £103.32 million, three transfers

22. Gareth Bale, Spurs - £104.13 million, two transfers

Bale cost Real a world record fee at the time of his signing. Image: PA Images
Bale cost Real a world record fee at the time of his signing. Image: PA Images

21. Luis Suarez, Atletico Madrid - £104.87 million, four transfers

20. David Luiz, Arsenal - £106.83 million, five transfers

19. Juan Sebastian Veron, retired - £107.64 million, seven transfers

18. Joao Cancelo, Manchester City - £108.63 million, three transfers

17. Hernan Crespo, retired - £110.65 million, four transfers

16. Nicolas Anelka, retired - £111.47 million, eight transfers

15. Joao Felix, Atletico Madrid - £113.4 million, one transfer

14. Paulinho, Guangzhou Evergrande - £114.71 million, seven transfers

13. James Rodriguez, Everton - £126.5 million, five transfers

12. Kylian Mbappe, PSG - £130.5 million, one transfers

Mbappe could climb to number one when he leaves PSG. Image: PA Images
Mbappe could climb to number one when he leaves PSG. Image: PA Images

11. Eden Hazard, Real Madrid - £135 million, two transfers

10. Ousmane Dembele, Barcelona - £137.7 million, two transfers

9. Gonzalo Higuain, Inter Miami - £143.1 million, five transfers

8. Zlatan Ibrahimovic, AC Milan - £152.19 million, seven transfers

7. Philippe Coutinho, Barcelona - £153.27 million, four transfers

6. Antoine Griezmann, Barcelona - £156.6 million, two transfers

5. Angel di Maria, PSG - £161.1 million, four transfers

Di Maria flopped at United after costing £59.7 million, a then British record. Image: PA Images
Di Maria flopped at United after costing £59.7 million, a then British record. Image: PA Images

4. Alvaro Morata, Juventus - £170.1 million, six transfers

3. Romelu Lukaku, Inter - £191.3 million, five transfers

2. Cristiano Ronaldo, Juventus - £207 million, three transfers

1. Neymar, PSG - £279.18 million, two transfers

Neymar's £198 million move to PSG from Barca in 2017 made him the world's most expensive ever signing, and so far the only one to break the 200 million euro mark.

The French side had to activate his release clause to sign the former Santos forward and since then the Catalan side have made sure their release clauses are even higher.

Mbappe moving from the Parc des Princes may be the chance for the record to go, but we'll wait to see.

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