Football transfer fees have inflated over the years as the amount of money in the beautiful game also increases. Bumper TV deals, sponsorships and investment from oil-rich owners have seen extravagant amounts of money being spent on the game’s most elite players; Real Madrid broke the world-transfer record twice in the hunt for their 10th Champions League crown whilst Manchester City’s transfer outlay under Sheikh Mansour reached over £750m. However, in terms of cumulative transfer fees, there may be a few surprises.
We reveal the top 10 most expensive footballers ever in terms of combined transfer fees.
10) JUAN SEBASTIAN VERON - £80m
Clubs: Estudiantes, Boca Juniors, Sampdoria, Parma, Lazio, Inter Milan, Manchester United, Chelsea
Highest fee paid: £28m by Manchester United
Juan Sebastian Veron divides opinion on whether the Argentine midfielder justified any of his huge transfer fees. Veron had every club chasing him at one point in his career after a series of stellar seasons in Italy. It was Manchester United who swooped for his signature but the now retired midfielder struggled to adapt to life in the Premier League and was eventually sold to rivals Chelsea for almost half of his transfer fee.
Source: DSG
