This Monday, both the Madrid team and the 25-year-old footballer announced the agreement for five seasons and the institution chaired by Florentino Pérez fulfilled a desire that had been coming for a long time and, as if that were not enough, was able to hire him with the pass in his possession without putting a peso on the table.
Despite having arrived in freedom of action, Mbappe It is part of the most expensive transfers in history in which there are players who came to their teams for exorbitant sums and did not end up performing, as are also those who arrived for similar amounts and became stars of their destination club.
The most expensive signings in history
Neymar Junior from Barcelona from Spain to Paris Saint Germain
In the middle of the transfer market for the 2017/18 season, the French team activated the expensive termination clause that the Brazilian had in his contract with the ‘Culés’ that he had signed in November 2016.
It was on August 3, 2017 that the arrival of the former Santos from Brazil to the club chaired by the Qatari Nasser Al-
Khelaïfi who paid Barcelona the exorbitant sum of 222 million euros.
The Brazilian was until 2023 in Paris Saint Germain where he played 173 games, scored 118 goals and won 14 national titles.
Kylian Mbappé from Monaco of France to Paris Saint Germain
Who is in the news today for his arrival at Real Madrid in Spain, in 2017 he was loaned from the Monegasque team to PSG for one season with a purchase option.
At the end of the season and looking ahead to 2018/19, the Parisian institution executed the purchase option it had Mbappé and paid 180 million euros to Monaco for the footballer who had just become world champion with France in Russia.
In these six years with PSG, The forward played 308 games, scored 108 goals and won 15 local championships. In addition, he was considered the best French footballer of the year three times and on 13 occasions he established himself as the top scorer in different competitions.
Ousmane Dembélé of Borussia Dortmund of Germany to Barcelona of Spain
On August 25, 2017, Barcelona of Spain paid 135 million euros to Borussia Dortmund from Germany for the French footballer’s signing which, at that time, was worth 33 million.
The now 27-year-old forward spent six years in Catalonia and the memory of his performance is not the best. He played 185 games, scored 40 goals and won seven national titles until his departure to PSG by 50 million euros.
Philippe Coutinho from Liverpool from England to Barcelona from Spain
In January 2018, after the Brazilian’s successful five years in Liverpool, Barcelona paid him 135 million euros to the English club for the Carioca’s signing which, at that time, was worth 90 million.
The step of Coutinho for Spain was not what was expected and he was loaned to Bayern Munich in the first season and to Aston Villa in England in January 2022 where they executed the purchase option of 20 million euros.
The Vasco da Gama player from Brazil played 106 games for Barcelona, scored 25 goals and won six titles.
Moisés Caicedo from Brighton and Hove Albion to Chelsea
For the 2023/24 season, the London team took out its wallet and one of the first signings was that of the Ecuadorian.
Chelsea paid 116 million euros to the “Seagulls” for the former Independiente del Valle player who was worth 75 million.
Currently, the 22-year-old midfielder is part of the Londoners’ first team and rotates between starters and substitutes.
To date, he has played 48 games with only one goal.
Joao Félix from Benfica of Portugal to Atlético de Madrid of Spain
On July 3, 2019, the Madrid team completed the signing of one of the promises of Portuguese football and paid 127 million euros to Benfica of that country.
Currently, the player’s file belongs to the Argentine team Diego Simeone but it was already transferred twice in 2023 to Chelsea from England and Barcelona from Spain.
To date, the footballer has played 131 games and scored 34 goals.
They won only one title, which was the Copa del Rey in 2020/21.
Declan Rice from West Ham United to Arsenal from England
In the transfer market in mid-2023, the “Gunners” set their eyes on the midfielder with a past in the Irish national team and, currently, the undisputed starter in England.
Arsenal ended up paying 122 million euros to West Ham United by a player who became one of the figures of the team led by the Spanish Mikel Arteta.
Enzo Fernández from Benfica of Portugal to Chelsea of England
The native of San Martín had a meteoric rise in football and, in two years, he went from being in Defensa y Justicia and River to being sold to Benfica and becoming world champion with the Argentine National Team in Qatar 2022.
After establishing himself as the best young player in the World Cup in Qatar, Chelsea did everything to hire him and paid 121 million euros to the Portuguese club that only enjoyed it for six months.
Antoine Griezmann from Atlético de Madrid to Barcelona from Spain
In 2019, after five years of explosion in the Madrid team, Barcelona paid 120 million euros to the “Colchoneros” for the Frenchman’s record, whom they enjoyed again in 2021 when he was on loan for two years.
At the end of said assignment in 2023, Atlético de Madrid repatriated Griezmann for 22 million euros and the forward ended his time in Catalonia with 102 games under his belt and 35 goals.
In addition, they won the 2020/21 Copa del Rey.
Jack Grealish from Aston Villa to Manchester City of England
The midfielder left the club that formed him in 2021 when Manchester City appeared to pay 117 million euros for its record.
Since his arrival, the 28-year-old footballer became an indispensable piece for the Spanish Josep Guardiola and won four national and three international titles. In addition, he played 116 games and scored 14 goals.
Source: Ambito
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