Neymar has joined Paris Saint-Germain for €222m, putting the Brazilian at the top of the list of the most expensive players ever
Neymar has completed his move from Barcelona to Paris Saint-Germain for a fee of €222 m illion

As a result, the Brazilian is now the most expensive player of all time, topping Manchester United's Paul Pogba, who arrived at Old Trafford last summer from Juventus for €105m.

Pos. Player Clubs Year Fee
1 Neymar Barcelona - Paris Saint-Germain 2017 €222m
2 Paul Pogba Juventus - Manchester United 2016 €105m
3 Gareth Bale Tottenham - Real Madrid 2013 €100.8m
4 Cristiano Ronaldo Manchester United - Real Madrid 2009 €94m
5 Gonzalo Higuain Napoli - Juventus 2016 €90m
6 Neymar Santos - Barcelona 2013 €86.2m
7 Romelu Lukaku Everton - Manchester United 2017 €84.8m
8 Luis Suarez Liverpool - Barcelona 2014 €82.3m
9 James Rodriguez Monaco - Real Madrid 2014 €80m
10 Alvaro Morata Real Madrid - Chelsea 2017 €78.9m
11 Zinedine Zidane Juventus - Real Madrid 2001 €77.5m
12 Kevin De Bruyne Wolfsburg - Manchester City 2015 €75m
13 Angel Di Maria Real Madrid - Manchester United 2014 €74.6m
14 Zlatan Ibrahimovic Inter - Barcelona 2009 €69.5m
15 Raheem Sterling Liverpool - Manchester City 2015 €69.1m
16 Kaka AC Milan - Real Madrid 2009 €65m
17 Edinson Cavani Napoli- PSG 2013 €64.5m
18 David Luiz Chelsea - PSG 2014 €62.5m
19 Angel Di Maria Manchester United - PSG 2015 €61.6m
20 Oscar Chelsea - Shanghai SIPG 2016 €60.3m
21 Luis Figo Barcelona - Real Madrid 2000 €60m
22 Fernando Torres Liverpool - Chelsea 2011 €59m
23 Hulk Zenit - Shanghai SIPG 2016 €58.6m
24 Benjamin Mendy Monaco - Manchester City 2017 €58.2m
25 John Stones Everton - Manchester City 2016 €58m
26 Kyle Walker Tottenham - Manchester City 2017 €56.7m
27 Hernan Crespo Parma - Lazio 2000 €55m
28 Alexandre Lacazette Lyon - Arsenal 2017 €52.4m
29 Gianluigi Buffon Parma - Juventus 2001 €52m
30 Eliaquim Mangala Valencia - Manchester City 2014 €51.7m
=31 Alex Teixeira Shakhtar Dontesk - Jiangsu Suning 2016 €50m
=31 Bernardo Silva Monaco - Manchester City 2017 €50m
33 Anthony Martial Monaco - Manchester United 2015 €49.3m
34 Christian Vieri Lazio - Inter 1999 €49m
35 Gaizka Mendieta Valencia - Lazio 2001 €48m
36 Mesut Ozil Real Madrid - Arsenal 2013 €47m
=37 Juan Sebastian Veron Lazio - Manchester United 2001 €46m
=37 Rio Ferdinand Leeds - Manchester United 2002 €46m
=37 Ronaldo Inter - Real Madrid 2002 €46m
=37 Juan Mata Chelsea - Manchester United 2014 €46m
=37 Douglas Costa Bayern Munich - Juventus 2017 €46m
42 Christian Benteke Aston Villa - Liverpool 2015 €45.8m
=43 James Rodriguez Porto - Monaco 2013 €45m
=43 Joao Mario Sporting CP - Inter 2016 €45m
=43 Granit Xhaka Borussia Monchengladbach - Arsenal 2016 €45m
=43 Tiemoue Bakayoko Monaco - Chelsea 2017 €45m
47 Nemanja Matic Chelsea - Manchester United 2017 €44.7m
48 Leroy Sane Schalke - Manchester City 2016 €44m
49 Andriy Shevchenko AC Milan - Chelsea 2006 €43.9m
=50 Robinho Real Madrid - Manchester City 2008 €43m
=50 Radamel Falcao Atletico Madrid - Monaco 2013 €43m
52 Alexis Sanchez Barcelona - Arsenal 2014 €42.5m
=53 Rui Costa Fiorentina - AC Milan 2001 €42m
=53 Javier Pastore Palermo - PSG 2011 €42m
=53 Thiago Silva AC Milan - PSG 2012 €42m
=53 Jackson Martinez Atletico Madrid - Guangzhou Evergrande 2016 €42m
=53 Henrikh Mkhitaryan Borussia Dortmund - Manchester United 2016 €42m
=53 Mohamed Salah Roma - Liverpool 2017 €42m
=53 Leonardo Bonucci Juventus - AC Milan 2017 €42m
=60 Lilian Thuram Parma - Juventus 2001 €41.5m
=60 Corentin Tolisso Lyon - Bayern Munich 2017 €41.5m
62 Andy Carroll Newcastle - Liverpool 2011 €41.3m
=63 Pavel Nedved Lazio - Juventus 2001 €41.2m
=63 Shkodran Mustafi Valencia - Arsenal 2016 €41.2m
=63 Sadio Mane Southampton - Liverpool 2016 €41.2m
=66 Roberto Firmino Hoffenheim - Liverpool 2015 €41m
=66 Marc Overmars Arsenal - Barcelona 2001 €41m
=68 David Villa Valencia - Barcelona 2010 €40m
=68 Sergio Aguero Atletico Madrid - Manchester

MOST EXPENSIVE BRITISH PLAYER

As illustrated above, while Pogba's return to Old Trafford saw Gareth Bale slip to second in the all-time standings at the time, the Wales international remains the most expensive British player of all time, thanks to his €100.8m move to Real Madrid in 2013.


The costliest English player in history, incidentally, is Manchester City winger Raheem Sterling, who joined from Liverpool in 2015 for €69.1m.

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MOST EXPENSIVE TEENAGER

Sterling was 20 when he arrived at the Etihad but Anthony Martial was still only 19 when he became the most expensive teenager in history by joining City's cross-town rivals United in 2015 for €49.3m.


However, another Monaco starlet, Kylian Mbappe, would shatter that record if he were to move this summer or next, given the France forward does not turn 20 until December 2018.

MOST EXPENSIVE DEFENDER

While Mendy's move to Manchester City makes him the most expensive defender of all time in British Sterling, he does not hold that title in terms of Euros, when exchange rates at the time of transfers are factored into the equation.


Indeed, for that reason, David Luiz remains the costliest defender in history given his £50m move from Chelsea to Paris Saint-Germain in 2014 actually cost the Ligue 1 outfit €62.5m

MOST EXPENSIVE GOAL KEEPER

City also nearly made history with Ederson, who joined from Benfica for a whopping €40m, but Juventus captain Gianluigi Buffon remains the most expensive goalkeeper ever - 16 years after he joined from Parma for €52m.

The Italy icon looks set to hold on to that particular title for a while yet but it only seems like a matter of time before Pogba loses his crown as the most expensive player in the world.

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