Most expensive transfers: Jude Bellingham joins the list

With his upcoming transfer from Borussia Dortmund to Real Madrid, Jude Bellingham ends up in the list of most expensive transfers ever. The Englishman becomes the fourteenth player in history to change clubs for more than a hundred million euros.

Bellingham the fourteenth player to cross the hundred million mark

Bellingham makes the switch from number two in Germany to number two in Spain for 103 million euros, where he has to form a trio in midfield with Aurélien Tchouaméni and Eduardo Camavinga. The amount for the nineteen-year-old midfielder can increase by just over thirty million euros due to bonuses.

The most expensive player in the world is still Neymar, who made the switch from Barcelona to Paris Saint-Germain in 2017 for 222 million euros. PSG also occupy second place with the acquisition of Kylian Mbappé in 2018, when the attacker exchanged AS Monaco’s jersey for that of the Parisians for 180 million. The podium is completed by Ousmane Dembélé, who switched from Dortmund to Barcelona for 140 million euros.

In addition to the aforementioned trio are Philippe Coutinho (Barcelona), João Félix (Atlético Madrid), Enzo Fernández (Chelsea), Antoine Griezmann (Barcelona), Jack Grealish (Manchester City), Cristiano Ronaldo (Juventus) and Eden Hazard (Real Madrid) in the top ten most expensive players in the world.

Bellingham is in thirteenth place with 103 million euros. He takes the position of Gareth Bale, who moved to Real Madrid for 101 million euros in 2013, becoming the first player ever to break through the magic barrier. With Hazard, Bale and the arrival of Bellingham, De Koninklijke pays more than a hundred million for a player for the third time in history.

On the other side of the spectrum, Borussia Dortmund is once again doing very good business. After the sale of Dembélé in 2017 for 140 million euros, the sale of Bellingham to Real Madrid is the second time in history that an outgoing transfer is more than a hundred million euros.

14 Most expensive transfers (All transfers above 100 million)