Numerous transfers happen in each of the transfer windows. Most of Europe’s big clubs are known as big-spending clubs. They prefer to buy proven talents by shelling out huge amounts of transfer money.
Meanwhile, some clubs spot young talents at a very tender age and then nurture them into exciting youngsters and make a huge profit by selling them to top clubs.
So let’s explore the top 10 most profitable football transfers of all time:
10. Virgil Van Dijk
Purchasing Price: $18.5M
Selling Price: $99.7M [Southampton to Liverpool]
Profit: $81.2M
Transfer Year: January, 2018
Nationality: Netherlands
Current Team: Liverpool
9. Nicolas Pepe
Purchasing Price: $11.8M
Selling Price: $94.2M [Lille to Arsenal]
Profit: $82.4M
Transfer Year: August, 2019
Nationality: Ivory Coast
Current Team: Trabzonspor
8. Harry Maguire
Purchasing Price: $16.1M
Selling Price: $102.4M [Leicester City to Manchester United]
Profit: $86.3M
Transfer Year: July, 2019
Nationality: England
Current Team: Manchester United
7. Zinedine Zidane
Purchasing Price: $4.1M
Selling Price: $91.3M [Juventus to Real Madrid]
Profit: $87.2M
Transfer Year: 2001
Nationality: France
Current Team: Retired
6. Cristiano Ronaldo
Purchasing Price: $22.4M
Selling Price: $110.7M [Manchester United to Real Madrid]
Profit: $88.3M
Transfer Year: July, 2009
Nationality: Portugal
Current Team: Al Nassr
5. Eden Hazard
Purchasing Price: $41.2M
Selling Price: $135.4M [Chelsea to Real Madrid]
Profit: $94.2M
Transfer Year: July, 2019
Nationality: Belgium
Current Team: Retired
4. Gareth Bale
Purchasing Price: $17.3M
Selling Price: $118.9M [Tottenham Hotspur to Real Madrid]
Profit: $101.6M
Transfer Year: September, 2013
Nationality: Wales
Current Team: Retired
3. Ousmane Dembele
Purchasing Price: $17.7M
Selling Price: $162.4M [Borussia Dortmund to FC Barcelona]
Profit: $144.7M
Transfer Year: August, 2017
Nationality: France
Current Team: Paris Saint-Germain
2. Philippe Coutinho
Purchasing Price: $15.3M
Selling Price: $170.7M [Liverpool to FC Barcelona]
Profit: $155.4M
Transfer Year: January, 2018
Nationality: Brazil
Current Team: Al-Duhail SC
1. Neymar
Purchasing Price: $103.8M
Selling Price: $261.3M [FC Barcelona to Paris Saint-Germain]
Profit: $157.5M
Transfer Year: August, 2017
Nationality: Brazil
Current Team: Al Hilal SFC
Who is the Most Profitable Football Transfers of all time?
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