The Top 10 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