The top 5 most expensive transfers in football: Paris ranks top two, Barcelona s sucker, and Malaysia s bidder is now wandering around

After the end of the season, various player transfer rumors became the focus of fans' attention. The most popular player transfer in the summer window of this season is the rumors between German star Wilz and Premier League giant Liverpool. Now Liverpool has officially announced that Wilz has become a member of the team. This transfer cost the Reds as much as 125 million euros, making it the most expensive signing in Premier League history. However, in European football, Wilz's transfer fee of 125 million euros is only ranked 6th in history, and the transfer fee of five players is higher than this number. Let’s take a look at the top five most expensive signings in football.

Fifth place: Felix Atletico Madrid 127.2 million euros

2019 summer window Portugal star Felix won the attention of La Liga giants Atletico Madrid with his outstanding performance in the Portuguese Super League. Before entering the five major leagues, Felix's net worth had reached 70 million euros. With Atletico Madrid's favor and several giant teams in the five major leagues were looking for a purchase. Finally, under a bidding, Atletico Madrid signed Felix for a sky-high transfer fee of 127.2 million euros and signed several years of long-term contracts with the players. In 2019, Felix also successfully won the Golden Boy Award and started his career at Atletico Madrid. This player who brought Atletico Madrid to break the transfer record in team history, contributed 6 goals and 1 assist in Atletico Madrid's first last season, and also won the La Liga championship with Atletico Madrid in the 2020-21 season. However, Felix's performance could not match his transfer fee. After several seasons, his relationship with the team also broke down and started a wandering career. He had loaned Chelsea and Barcelona. And after transferring to the Blues, he once again had a disagreement with the team and played for Milan this season. After the season ended, Milan made it clear that it would not buy out, and Chelsea had no intention of keeping Felix, the Atletico Madrid flagship, it is still unknown whether it can stay in the five major leagues next season.

4th place: Dembele Barcelona 135 million euros

The biggest favorite candidate for the Golden Ball Awards is Dembele, who just led Paris Saint-Germain to win the Champions League championship. The French international is famous at a young age. Although he experienced a period of downturn, fortunately he found himself in time and became the focus of attention in the football world again. Dembele, who was only 19 years old at the time in the 2016-17 season, became a member of the Bundesliga giants Dortmund. In his first season as he joined the team, Dembele contributed 10 goals and 21 assists, successfully attracting the attention of La Liga giants Barcelona. At that time, Barcelona had just lost Neymar and was looking for a new player with a 220 million euro termination fee. At this time, Dembele was meeting Barcelona's requirements. The player also transferred to Barcelona after only playing for Dortmund for one season. Barcelona paid 135 million euros transfer fee, becoming the fourth highest signing in football. After joining Barcelona, ​​although Dembele has had a highlight, it often cuts power. In short, the performance it has obviously not met the transfer fee of 135 million euros. However, after leaving Barcelona in 2023, Dembele, who returned to the Ligue 1, found himself and led the team to win the coveted Champions League championship.

Third place: Coutinho Barcelona 135 million euros

It was also a chain reaction after Neymar left. Barcelona, ​​with huge funds, looked for Neymar's replacement. Within the five major leagues, Barcelona focused on playing for Coutinho, a midfielder who also spent 135 million euros. Barcelona brought him to the Camp Nou, but Coutinho's performance was inconsistent with the high transfer fee. In the first half of Barcelona, ​​Coutinho contributed 10 goals and 6 assists, but in the 2018-19 season, Coutinho's goal efficiency declined sharply, contributing only 11 goals and 5 assists in 53 games. After the end of the season, he began his continuous loan career, during which he loaned Bayern and Villa and sold it to Villa at a low price of 20 million euros in 2022. The deal ended with Barcelona's huge losses.

Second place: Mbappe Paris Saint-Germain 180 million euros

Mbappe, who was only 17 years old at the time, played for the French Ligue 1 team Monaco. In the Champions League match that season, Mbappe scored 6 goals, helping Monaco to reach the Champions League semi-finals and win the Ligue 1 championship. With his outstanding performance in the league and the Champions League, Mbappe has received the attention of many top five league teams. After the season ended, Mbappe was the first to be a Ligue 1 giants. The team loaned Mbappe on loan in the 2017-18 season and completed the transfer in the summer of 2018. Paris Saint-Germain paid a transfer fee of 180 million euros, which is second only to Neymar's 220 million euros. After joining Paris Saint-Germain, Mbappe helped the team win the league championship six times, surpassing Cavani and Ibrahimovic, becoming the recorder in the history of Paris team with 256 goals. Although Mbappe was a little unhappy with the Paris club during his departure to join Real Madrid, it is undeniable that Mbappe is still the first person in Paris's current team history.

No. 1: Neymar Paris Saint-Germain 220 million euros

Neimar's transfer news in the summer window of 2017 was undoubtedly the hottest football news at that time. Neymar, who had played for 4 seasons at Barcelona, ​​had the idea of ​​leaving Barcelona without any warning. With a contract in hand, if you want to get Neymar's team, you can only take Neymar away from Barcelona by spending the termination fee. Paris Saint-Germain is one of the few teams that can afford to pay this termination fee. After hitting it off with Neymar, Paris offered 220 million euros of termination fee, bringing Neymar to the Ligue 1, making Neymar the most expensive signing in football history. Neymar, who bought 220 million euros, played for 6 seasons in Paris, contributing 118 goals and 79 assists in 173 games, but he was unable to lead the team to win the Champions League championship.. In the summer of 2023, this football historical king also left Paris Saint-Germain and switched to the Saudi League. Neymar has now returned to his parent team Santos to compete in the Brazilian League. The transfer fee of 220 million euros in football is probably difficult to break in a short period of time.