World’s Most Expensive Footballers Deals in the World

World's Most Expensive Footballers Deals in the World

As of January 2025, Neymar holds the record for the World’s Most Expensive Footballers Deals in the World and highest cumulative transfer fees in soccer history.

More often than not, a transfer is all about a player coming in or going out but the hot list of the World’s Most Expensive Footballers Deals in the World touches the billion’s heart. Football is a game of a lot of money between the clubs and players.

Today football deals go in millions of euros or dollars. Here are sharing about the Most valuable soccer player deals in the world.

The most expensive footballer in history is Neymar following his transfer from Barcelona to Paris Saint-Germain in 2017 in a move worth €222m (£200m). It was the 1st world record for football transfers with a record amount of money.

The most expensive football transfers of all time depend on the number of massive moves, so you can see the current list of the world’s most expensive footballers below.

World’s Most Expensive Footballers Deals in the World

Most Expensive Player in History in Football or highest transfer fees paid ever for players list
PositionPlayer NameClub NameTransfer YearTotal Amount(Fee)
1Neymar Júnior (Brazil)Barcelona – PSG2017€222m
2Kylian Mbappe (France)Monaco – PSG2017€145m (+€35m) = €180m
3Philippe Coutinho (Brazil)Liverpool – Barcelona2018€120m (+€15m) = €145m
4Joao Felix (Portugal)Benfica – Atletico Madrid2019€126m
5Enzo FernándezBenfica – Chelsea2023€121 million
6Antoine Griezmann (France)Atletico Madrid – Barcelona2019€120m
7Declan RiceWest Ham United – Arsenal2023€116.6 million
8Jack Grealish (England)Aston Villa – Manchester City2021€117m
9Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal)Real Madrid – Juventus2018€117 million
10Eden Hazard (Belgium)Chelsea – Real Madrid2019€115 million

Most Expensive Goalkeeper

Kepa Arrizabalaga is the biggest transfer for a goalkeeper in the Soccer World. There,  he won the UEFA Europa League, the UEFA Champions League and the UEFA Super Cup.

Kepa Arrizabalaga

  • Year – 2018
  • Club – Chelsea – Athletic Bilbao
  • Fee – €80 million (£72 million)

Alisson Becker’s

  • Year – 2018
  • Club – Roma- Liverpool
  • Fee – €62.5 million (£66.8 million)

Gianluigi Buffon’s

  • Year – 2001
  • Club – Parma – Juventus
  • Fee – €52.9 million (£33 million)

Most Expensive Forward | World’s Most Expensive Footballers Deals

Neymar

Neymar PSG
  • Year – 2017
  • Club – Barcelona – PSG
  • Fee – €222m

Most expensive defender

Harry Maguire

  • Year – 2019
  • Club – Leicester to Man Utd
  • Fee – €87m

Most Expensive Midfielder

Philippe Coutinho

Philippe Coutinho

  • Year – 2018
  • Club – Liverpool to Barcelona
  • Fee – €145m

Most Expensive Premier League Transfer

Jack Grealish

  • Year – 2021
  • Club – Aston Villa to Man City
  • Fee – €118m

Highest Combined Soccer Transfer | World’s Most Expensive Footballers Deals

Neymar and Romelu Lukaku are holds the Highest Combined Soccer Transfer

Romelu Lukaku overtook Neymar in 2021 as the player with the highest combined transfer fees of all time. Neymar career transfers have amassed over €400 million. In 2024, Neymar’s Transfer to Al-Hilal Sets New Record.

Neymar Jr

  • Santos to Barcelona – 2013
    • €88 million.
  • Barcelona to Paris Saint-Germain – 2017
    • €222 million
  • Paris Saint-Germain to Al-Hilal – 2023
    • €90 million

Romelu Lukaku

  • First Club Transfers – Inter to Chelsea – 2021
    • Fees – €115m
  • First Club Transfers – Everton to Man Utd – 2017
    • Fees – €85m
  • First Club Transfers – Man Utd to Inter – 2019
    • Fees – €80m
  • First Club Transfers – Chelsea to Inter Milan – 2021
    • Fees – €8 million (£6.9 million)

Total an incredible Amount – €328m.

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