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There are many lists in football, including those that raised a lot of money as the most lucrative transfers in the history of football, according to the German “Transfer Market” website, which specializes in football economics and the market values of players and teams.
Brazilian star Neymar, who tops this list, did not win the Ballon d’Or, but in this category he is the undisputed king. His signing for Paris Saint-Germain is still a record €222 million, and he is also the footballer who has earned the most money through his signings.
The 5 players who earned the most money in transfers are as follows:
Brazilian Neymar (3 transfers) – 400 million euros
Neymar joined Spanish Barcelona from Brazilian Santos for 88 million euros, then moved in a record deal to Saint-Germain in the summer of 2017, worth 222 million, with a profit margin of 134 million.
After 6 years in the ranks of Saint-Germain, during which Neymar did not achieve the successes he expected, he headed to Saudi Arabia, where this season he reached an agreement to join Al-Hilal, which paid a sum approaching 90 million euros.
Belgian Romelu Lukaku (8 transfers) – 339 million euros
Since leaving Anderlecht to Chelsea in 2011 for a sum close to 23 million euros, the Belgian striker has continued to be one of the leading names in the transfer markets.
During this period, Lukaku transferred 8 times, most notably Manchester United in England (2017-2019), then to Inter Milan in Italy until Chelsea re-signed him in 2021 for 115 million euros, then he returned to Inter on loan a year later, and Chelsea loaned him again this season to Roma in Italy. .
Portuguese Cristiano Ronaldo (4 transfers) – 247 million euros
In 2009, Ronaldo was the most expensive deal in football history, when he joined from Manchester United to Real Madrid for 96 million euros.
Due to salary disputes, he decided to move in 2017 to the Italian Juventus in a huge deal also for 100 million euros. After two years in the league, he returned to Manchester United again for only 17 million euros due to his advanced age, before his last adventure with the Saudi club Al-Nassr, whose ranks he joined at the beginning of this year.
Frenchman Ousmane Dembélé (3 transfers) – 220 million euros
The French winger, who recently joined Saint-Germain, is one of the big names in all summer transfers, and in 2017, Barcelona included him from German club Borussia Dortmund for 135 million euros, which quickly placed him on the list of the most expensive players in history.
In addition, 35 million were paid by Dortmund to the French team Rennes to include Dembélé in 2016, and 50 million were paid by Saint-Germain this summer to Barcelona.
