As you know, football is perhaps the most favorite game of millions of people around the world. The twists and turns on the field are watched with a shudder, interest and enthusiasm. Each match is a small tragedy or victory. Enormous amounts of money are spent annually on the organization of various football tournaments: buying tickets, advertising and so on - all this costs a tidy sum. It is also logical that the most expensive football players in the world are the most sought after. According to them, their fans go crazy, various brands chase after them, trying to sign an advertising contract, they are admired, and sometimes even hated. Today, almost every boy dreams of becoming a professional football player. As they say, what time, such and heroes. Therefore, this article will discuss those athletes who create the financial history of football today.
Wales star
So let's go! Opens the top of the world's most expensive football players a man named Gareth Bale. It is his transition from the English Tottenham to Madrid Real that is currently considered the most expensive transfer in the history of football, the amount of which is under 100 million euros. This event happened on the first September day of 2013.
Initially, many experts criticized the “creamy” for such extravagance, but the 2014 Champions League final eliminated all questions. It was the Welshman’s crazy pass that ultimately brought Madrid victory in the tournament for the first time in 12 years.
Portuguese wizard
The most expensive football players in the world are people not only athletic, but also outwardly attractive. A vivid example of this is Cristiano Ronaldo, according to whom millions of women on the planet “dry”. However, the captain of the Portuguese national team is also very valuable. His transition from Manchester United to Real Madrid on June 11, 2009 cost the royal club 94 million euros. I must say that to this day, Cree Ro fully justifies the money invested in it. The main thing - the most glamorous of all the existing players on the planet continues to grow in terms of skill and value, because the amount of compensation for it is generally equal to 200 (!!!) million euros, which scares even the richest Russian-Arab and other oligarchs. According to the president of Real Madrid, for less money, he simply does not intend to give his main treasure.
Brazilian child prodigy
It is logical that the most expensive players in the world are Brazilians, too. A young talent named Neymar came to Barcelona from Santos on July 1, 2013. The Catalan team gave him 83.5 million euros. The transfer itself ultimately led to a scandal, due to which the president of the “blue garnet” had to resign.
Uruguayan master
Luis Suarez was in Barcelona on July 11, 2014. He got there from Liverpool and cost the new club 94 million euros. The skill of the football player is noted not only by the fans, but by MSN specialists. The athlete perfectly joined the team and, together with Messi and Neymar, have already scored more than 100 goals this season.
James Rodriguez
The Colombian ended up at Real Madrid on July 22, 2014. Before that, he played in Monaco. The amount spent on his purchase of money is 80 million euros. The athlete was recognized as the top scorer of the 2014 World Cup, and also scored the most beautiful goal.
Mentor "creamy" Carlo Ancelotti can not get enough of his new ward. According to the coach, the footballer not only quickly joined the team and began to play at a high level, but still remains a very modest person.
Angel di maria
The most expensive football players in the world in history are sometimes not the kind of people who can fully reveal themselves in the new team. A vivid example of this is the Argentinean Di Maria. This guy moved to Manchester United from Real Madrid in August 2014, he was predicted a great future, especially since they paid as much as 75 million euros. The amount, of course, is not a record, but still impressive. Nevertheless, playing practice showed that the player could not begin to play as efficiently as possible. As a result, he did not take root in the club and in the summer of 2015 he moved to Paris Saint-Germain.
Zinedine Zidane
The top 10 most expensive football players in the world is simply inconceivable without this Frenchman. In the early 2000s, he became a real star of Real Madrid, although it should be noted that initially he was very difficult to get used to the new club, but the then head coach of the Spaniards Vincente del Bosque was so wise and far-sighted that he could think out such a scheme of the game, in which the world champion eventually realized as much as possible and helped the club win the Champions League. The transfer itself took place on July 9, 2001, and its amount was 73.5 million euros, which at that time seemed an unrealistic number.
Swedish rebel
Zlatan Ibrahimovic ended up in Barcelona on July 27, 2009. His previous club was Inter Milan. The Spaniards gave 69.5 million euros for the Swede.
Unfortunately, Zlatan was not able to organically join the team and begin to score everything and everything, as he did before. For the only season in the “blue-garnet”, he was able to score only 21 goals, received several injuries, missed a lot of crucial matches, and at the end of the season he quarreled with Josep Guardiola. In 2010, Ibrahimovic was leased to Milan, and a year later finally sold.
Kaka
The Brazilian ball master is also an example of the fact that the crazy money paid to his previous club does not affect the game in the new team. Kaka moved to Real Madrid from Milan for € 65 million on June 7, 2009.
As part of the "creamy" Brazilian had to constantly fight for a place in the sun, and this despite the fact that he was the first violin in the Italian team. Four seasons spent in Madrid were unsuccessful for the football player: injuries, inexpressive appearances and a small number of goals scored. All this ultimately led to the fact that the Brazilian returned to Milan, and for free.
Edinson Cavani
The list of the 10 most expensive football players in the world is completed by this Uruguayan, whose value in July 2013 amounted to 64.5 million euros. Such money was paid by Napoli for a transfer to PSG.
In 2014, Cavani, together with Ibrahimovic, spent a fairly successful season and led the Parisians to the championship. However, in the capital's club they dream of winning the Champions League, which could not be done last year. In this regard, Pogba is expected in the team.
The most expensive football players in the world, the list of which is presented above, despite all their ups and downs, still remain ordinary people with their inherent advantages and disadvantages.
By the way, a thorough analysis of the market reveals a curious thing. The most expensive football players in the world are often in their roles either strikers or midfielders. It is extremely rare, if you look at the second ten of the expensive football players, you can see the defender, and even more so the goalkeeper (although the only one who can be considered an expensive goalkeeper was Italian Gianluigi Buffon).