After it have closed officially the signing of Philippe Coutinho by the FC Barcelona, can not say that the Brazilian have happened to turn into the most expensive contracting of the history of the football, but yes has achieved to go in in the podium. Although it is not official, the international means price the operation in 120 million fixed euros more 40 'kilos' more in concept of variables.
Of this way, Coutinho does not achieve to surpass the 222 million euros that paid Paris Saint-Germain this gone through Neymar Jr to the FC Barcelona, neither neither the 180 million euros that will credit in the next months the group chaired by Nasser To the-Khelaifi to the Monaco in return of Kylian Mbappé, the one who this season already is playing yielded in the Park of The Princes.
After them, however, it arrives the signing of Coutinho by the FC Barcelona. An operation valued in 160 million euros, that surpasses besides to the fourth more expensive signing of the history, made also by the Barcelona does hardly some months. It treats of Ousmane Dembélé, by the one who the Barça credited 105 fixed millions and 35 'kilos' more in concept of variables.
In the fifth position of this ránking particular find us to Paul Pogba, by the one who the Manchester United of José Mourinho paid in summer of 2016 105 million euros so that it returned to Old Trafford, where formed like player in 2012.
The sixth position is for Gareth Bleat, the díscolo attacker Welsh of the Real Madrid, that landed in Santiago Bernabéu pertinent of the Tottenham in return of 101 million euros and, although it has marked important and conquered goals titles of relief, never has showed regularity and consistency on the lawn by fault of the injuries.
Cristiano Ronaldo, fully amortised
The seventh of the list is Christian Ronaldo, a player more than amortised after the 94 millions that paid the Real Madrid. In his day was the most expensive signing, but the ex player of the Manchester United has achieved to win four Balloons of Gold in the club of Florentino Pérez.
The eighth position is for Gonzalo Higuaín, by the one who the Juventus paid 90 million euros to the Naples, in one of the traspasos more controversial of the last times taking into account that the Argentinian is not surrendering as the expected in the 'Vecchia Signora'.
Neymar Jr Repeats in the list, in the ninth position, but this time regarding his signing by the FC pertinent Barcelona of the Saints. The Barça would have paid 88 million euros by his signing, although the figures are not of the all contrasted. And, finally, Romelu Lukaku closes the 'Top-10', after the Manchester United paid this past summer 85 million euros by his signing.
The 'Top-10' of signings more expensive:
- 1. Neymar Jr 222 millions
- 2. Kylian Mbappé 180 millions
- 3. Coutinho 160 millions
- 4. Dembélé 140 millions
- 5. Paul Pogba 105 millions
- 6. Gareth Bleat 101 millions
- 7. Cristiano Ronaldo 94 millions
- 8. Gonzalo Higuaín 90 millions
- 9. Neymar Jr 88 millions
- 10. Lukaku 85 millions