Here are the top 10 most expensive players in the
history of football.
1.
Gareth Bale
Real Madrid broke the record of Cristiano Ronaldo by
signing Bale for £86 million from Premier League side Tottenham Hotspur last
year. The Welsh man has netted 9 goals in 19 games in Madrid jersey this
season.
Ballon d’Or winner Cristiano Ronaldo is on 2nd
place. The Portuguese was the most expensive player before Gareth Bale’s move
to Real Madrid. Los Blancos signed Ronaldo for
£80 million from Manchester United in 2009. Currently Ronaldo is the top goal scorer in La Liga.
3.
Zlatan Ibrahimovic
Inter Milan received £59 million for Ibrahimovic from Barcelona.
The Sweden international played only a season with Barcelona. Currently he is
playing for Paris Saints Germain.
4.
Kaka
Kaka cost Real Madrid £56 million for a move to
Santiago Bernabéu from AC
Milan in 2009. The Brazilian played four season at Madrid before returning to
AC Milan last year.
5.
Edinson Cavani
The Uruguay international signed a five year contract
at Paris Saints Germain last year. PSG paid £55 million for the 6 ft 2 in
striker.
6.
Radamel Falcao
French side Monaco signed Radamel Falcao from La Liga outfit
Atletico Madrid for £51 million last year. The 27-year-old Colombian has scored
9 goals for Monaco in Ligue 1 this season.
7.
Fernando Torres
Chelsea paid £50 million to Liverpool for Fernando
Torres. The Spaniard has not proved his worth at Stamford Bridge. The
29-year-old has scored 42 goals in 143 appearances for Chelsea in three and a
half seasons.
8.
Neymar
The Brazilian wonder kid is playing his first season
at Barcelona after signing a long term deal last year. Santos received £48.6 million
from Barca for him. Recently, he suffered an injury which has sidelined him for
four weeks.
9.
Zinedine Zidane
Real Madrid and Juventus legend is on number 9. Madrid
paid £46 million to Juventus for Zidane in 2001. Currently he is assistant
coach and sporting director at Real Madrid.
10.
James Rodriguez
Last year in May French side Monaco signed young star Rodriguez
for £38.5 million from Porto. The Colombian winger has been a regular for the
Ligue 1 side since his move. He has scored 3, set up 8 in 18 games for Monaco
this season in all competitions.
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