Chelsea-Bound Morata Set To Beat Record Currently Held By Manchester United
Published: July 20, 2017
Chelsea-bound Alvaro Morata will become the most expensive Spanish player in history when he completes his move to the Premier League champions in the coming days.
Though a transfer fee has not been officially announced by Chelsea, the well informed Spanish sports daily Marca has reported that the Blues have agreed to pay 80 million euros to Real Madrid for the striker.
The imminent transfer is the eighth most expensive deal in history, and will beat the record currently held by Zinedine Zidane, ángel Di Maria and James Rodriguez, who joined Real Madrid (2001), Manchester United (2014) and Real Madrid (2014) respectively for 75 million euros.
The most expensive transfer in the history of football was Paul Pogba's move to Manchester United last summer for
€105 million.
No deal involving an African player made the top fifteen most expensive transfers in history.
Football's Most Expensive Transfers
1)Paul Pogba, 2016. Juventus to Manchester United - 105m euros.
2)Cristiano Ronaldo, 2009. Manchester United to Real Madrid - 96m euros.
3)Gareth Bale, 2013. Tottenham to Real Madrid - 91m euros.
4)Gonzalo Higuain, 2016. Napoli to Juventus - 90m euros.
5)Neymar, 2013. Santos to Barcelona - 85m euros.
6)Romelu Lukaku, 2017. Everton to Manchester United - 85m euros.
7)Luis Suarez, 2014. Liverpool to Barcelona - 81m euros.
8)Alvaro Morata, 2017. Real Madrid to Chelsea - 80m euros.
9)ángel Di Maria, 2014. Real Madrid to Manchester United 75m euros.
9)Zinedine Zidane, 2001. Juventus to Real Madrid - 75m euros.
9) James Rodriguez, 2014. Monaco to Real Madrid - 75m euros.
12)Kevin de Bruyne, 2015. Wolfsburg to Manchester City - 74m euros.
13)Zlatan Ibrahimovic, 2009. Inter to Barcelona - 69.5m euros.
14)Raheem Sterling, 2015. Liverpool to Manchester City - 68m euros.
15)Kaka, 2008. Milan to Real Madrid - 65m euros.
Ifeanyi Emmanuel
Photo Credit : chelseafc.com
Though a transfer fee has not been officially announced by Chelsea, the well informed Spanish sports daily Marca has reported that the Blues have agreed to pay 80 million euros to Real Madrid for the striker.
The imminent transfer is the eighth most expensive deal in history, and will beat the record currently held by Zinedine Zidane, ángel Di Maria and James Rodriguez, who joined Real Madrid (2001), Manchester United (2014) and Real Madrid (2014) respectively for 75 million euros.
The most expensive transfer in the history of football was Paul Pogba's move to Manchester United last summer for
€105 million.
No deal involving an African player made the top fifteen most expensive transfers in history.
Football's Most Expensive Transfers
1)Paul Pogba, 2016. Juventus to Manchester United - 105m euros.
2)Cristiano Ronaldo, 2009. Manchester United to Real Madrid - 96m euros.
3)Gareth Bale, 2013. Tottenham to Real Madrid - 91m euros.
4)Gonzalo Higuain, 2016. Napoli to Juventus - 90m euros.
5)Neymar, 2013. Santos to Barcelona - 85m euros.
6)Romelu Lukaku, 2017. Everton to Manchester United - 85m euros.
7)Luis Suarez, 2014. Liverpool to Barcelona - 81m euros.
8)Alvaro Morata, 2017. Real Madrid to Chelsea - 80m euros.
9)ángel Di Maria, 2014. Real Madrid to Manchester United 75m euros.
9)Zinedine Zidane, 2001. Juventus to Real Madrid - 75m euros.
9) James Rodriguez, 2014. Monaco to Real Madrid - 75m euros.
12)Kevin de Bruyne, 2015. Wolfsburg to Manchester City - 74m euros.
13)Zlatan Ibrahimovic, 2009. Inter to Barcelona - 69.5m euros.
14)Raheem Sterling, 2015. Liverpool to Manchester City - 68m euros.
15)Kaka, 2008. Milan to Real Madrid - 65m euros.
Ifeanyi Emmanuel
Photo Credit : chelseafc.com
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