The Top 15 Most Expensive Player Transfers In Football History

With Paul Pogba returning to Manchester United for a whooping sum, we take a look at the most expensive transfers in football history.

Paul Pogba has surpassed the £85m deal that saw Gareth Bale move from Tottenham Hotspur to Real Madrid in 2013.

He re-joined Manchester United – which he left for Juventus in 2012 – after signing a world record five-year contract valued at £89m at the Old Trafford.

It’s the first time an English club will set a world record transfer fee, after Newcastle United paid £15m to sign Alan Shearer from Blackburn Rovers in 1996.

Here are the top 15 most expensive player transfers in football history:-

1. Paul Pogba



Transfer: Juventus to Manchester United

Fee: £89m

Year: 2016

2. Gareth Bale



Transfer: Tottenham Hotspur to Real Madrid

Fee: £85.3m

Year: 2013

3. Cristiano Ronaldo

Transfer: Manchester United to Real Madrid

Fee: £80m

Year: 2009

4. Gonzalo Higuaín



Transfer: Napoli to Juventus

Fee: £75.3m

Year: 2016

5. Neymar



Transfer: Santos to Barcelona

Fee: £71.5m

Year: 2013

6. Luis Suárez



Transfer: Liverpool to Barcelona

Fee: £64.9m

Year: 2014

7. James Rodríguez



Transfer: AS Monaco to Real Madrid

Fee: £63m

Year: 2014

8. Ángel Di María



Transfer: Real Madrid to Manchester United

Fee: £59.7m

Year: 2014

9. Zlatan Ibrahimović



Transfer: Inter to Barcelona

Fee: £57m

Year: 2009

10. Kaká



Transfer: AC Milan to Real Madrid

Fee: £56m

Year: 2009

11. Kevin De Bruyne



Transfer: Wolfsburg to Manchester City

Fee: £55m

Year: 2015

12. Edinson Cavani



Transfer: Napoli to PSG

Fee: £55m

Year: 2013

13. Radamel Falcao



Transfer: Atletico Madrid to AS Monaco

Fee: £51m

Year: 2013

14. Fernando Torres



Transfer: Liverpool to Chelsea

Fee: £50m

Year: 2011

15. David Luiz