Most expensive transfers Hamrofootball takes a look at the most expensive transfers of all time : top 10. 10) Mesut Ozil - £42.4m Doubt on Arsenal’s spending capability vanished in just one step from Arsene Wenger in the summer of 2013, as they recorded their record signing and world’s 10th most expensive signing in the name of Germany’s marquee playmaker Mesut Ozil for £42.4 million. 9) Zinedine Zidane - £46m The most expensive transfer of his time, one of the world’s best player ever, Zinedine Zidane transferred to Real Madrid for world’s 9th most expensive transfer amount till date, i.e. £46m. 8) Neymar - £48.6m Regarded as world’s future elite player, Brazilian wonderkid Neymar was pursued by the Catalans in 2013. 7) Fernando Torres - £50m Chelsea’s record signing and world’s 7th most expensive player, Fernando Torres was signed by the London club for £50m. 6) Radamel Falcao - £51m Colombian poacher Radamel Falcao was signed by French club AS Monaco for a record fee of £51m in the summer of 2013 and time’s not just enough yet to describe whether he’s lived upto his transfer fee or not. He’s world’s 6th most expensive player of all time. 5) Edison Cavani - £55.6m Signed by PSG in the summer of 2013, Edison Cavani impressed many of Europe’s elite clubs, including Chelsea, Manchester City, Real Madrid and Arsenal. 4) Kaka - £56m Real Madrid signed Brazilian playmaker Kaka in a fee that is believed to be around £56m in 2009 but the player didn’t certainly live upto his price. Injuries affected his career in the process, and world’s best player just 4 years ago has got to a lot of homework and hardwork if he’s to enter Brazil’s squad for the next world cup. 3) Zlatan Ibrahimovic - £60m (Et’oo+ £40m) Swedish goal poacher Zlatan Ibrahimovic signed for Barcelona for a fee around £60m in 2009, a fee which the player would have lived up to had he got chances. The striker reportedly got in problems with then Barcelona coach Pep Guardiola. The Swedish striker wrote in his biography: “I’d die for Jose [Mourinho] but Pep [Guardiola] is a spineless coward.” 2) Cristiano Ronaldo - £80m One of the best players world has ever seen, Cristiano Ronaldo transferred to Real Madrid for a fee around £80m. 1) Gareth Bale - £85.3m World’s new most expensive player of all time, Gareth Bale signed for Real Madrid in the summer of 2013.
Posted on: Wed, 23 Oct 2013 18:51:26 +0000