Top ten global transfers

Paris Saint-Germain sign Brazilian forward Neymar from Barcelona for a world-record transfer fee of 220 million euros ($256.54m, £197.42m), more than doubling the previous record.

Here we list the all-time top 10 global transfers (in euros):

1. 220m euros ($256.54m, £197.42m) – Neymar (BRA). Barcelona (ESP) to Paris Saint-Germain (FRA), 2017. (finalised)

2. 105m euros – Paul Pogba (FRA). Juventus (ITA) to Manchester United (ENG), 2016

3. 100.8m euros – Gareth Bale (WAL). Tottenham Hotspur (ENG) to Real Madrid (ESP), 2013

4. 94m euros – Cristiano Ronaldo (POR). Manchester United (ENG) to Real Madrid (ESP), 2009

5. 90m euros – Gonzalo Higuain (ARG). Napoli (ITA) to Juventus (ITA), 2016

6. 88.2m euros – Neymar (BRA). Santos (BRA) to Barcelona (ESP), 2013

7. 85m euros – Romelu Lukaku (BEL). Everton (ENG) to Manchester United (ENG), 2017.

8. 82.3m euros – Luis Suarez (URU). Liverpool (ENG) to Barcelona (ESP), 2014.

9. 81.7m euros – Alvaro Morata (ESP). Real Madrid (ESP) to Chelsea (ENG), 2017

10. 79.8m euros – James Rodriguez (COL). Monaco (FRA) to Real Madrid (ESP), 2014.

Culled from Supersport