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10 Most Expensive Transfers In Football History

(Picture Credit: AFP)2 / 10 PSG also paid €180 million to sign Kylian Mbappe from fellow Ligue 1 side AS Monaco in 2017. (Picture Credit: X/@ChelseaFC)ADVERTISEMENT5 / 10 Manchester City signed Nottingham Forest midfielder Elliot Anderson for €135.5 million ahead of the 2026-27 campaign. (Picture Credit: X/@ManCity)6 / 10 Portuguese forward João Félix joined Atletico Madrid from Benfica for €126 million in 2019. (Picture Credit: AFP)ADVERTISEMENT9 / 10 Barcelona signed Brazilian midfielder Philippe Coutinho from Liverpool for €118.4 million during the 2018 winter transfer window. (Picture Credit: AFP)

Last Updated: July 22, 2026, 20:48 IST

1 / 10 Ligue 1 club Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) signed Brazilian superstar Neymar Jr. from FC Barcelona for a world-record fee of €222 million in 2017, a transfer that still remains the most expensive in football history. (Picture Credit: AFP)

2 / 10 PSG also paid €180 million to sign Kylian Mbappe from fellow Ligue 1 side AS Monaco in 2017. (Picture Credit: AFP)

3 / 10 Liverpool splashed out €144.5 million to sign Swedish striker Alexander Isak from Newcastle United ahead of the 2025-26 season. (Picture Credit: AFP)

4 / 10 Chelsea paid €137.4 million to sign England star Morgan Rogers from Aston Villa ahead of the 2026-27 Premier League season. (Picture Credit: X/@ChelseaFC)

5 / 10 Manchester City signed Nottingham Forest midfielder Elliot Anderson for €135.5 million ahead of the 2026-27 campaign. (Picture Credit: X/@ManCity)

6 / 10 Portuguese forward João Félix joined Atletico Madrid from Benfica for €126 million in 2019. (Picture Credit: AFP)

7 / 10 Following his heroics at the 2022 FIFA World Cup with Argentina, Chelsea paid Benfica €121 million to sign Enzo Fernandez in 2023. (Picture Credit: AFP)

8 / 10 Antoine Griezmann joined FC Barcelona from Atletico Madrid for €120 million in 2019. (Picture Credit: AFP)

9 / 10 Barcelona signed Brazilian midfielder Philippe Coutinho from Liverpool for €118.4 million during the 2018 winter transfer window. (Picture Credit: AFP)