Paul Pogba's R1.57 billion move to Manchester United broke the transfer world record, so we had a look at the 10 most expensive deals in history.
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The 23-year-old completed his €105 million transfer from Juventus to the Old Trafford club on Tuesday.
It beat the previous record deal, for Gareth Bale's move from Tottenham Hotspur to Real Madrid in 2013, by €4 million (R60 million).
Cristiano Ronaldo's €94 million (R1.4 billion) move to the Santiago Bernabeu dropped down to third spot, while Juventus' €90 million (R1.34 billion) acquisition of Gonzalo Higuain, which happened earlier in this window, is the fourth most expensive deal in history.
Here are the 10 most expensive transfers ever, according to Transfermarkt:
1) Paul Pogba (Juve to Man Utd, 2016) – €105 million (R1.57 billion)
2) Gareth Bale (Spurs to Real, 2013) – €101 million (R1.51 billion)
3) Cristiano Ronaldo (Man Utd to Real, 2009) – €94 million (R1.4 billion)
4) Gonzalo Higuain (Napoli to Juve) – €90 million (R1.34 billion)
5) Neymar (Santos to Barca, 2013) – €88.2 million (R1.32 billion)
6) Luis Suarez (Liverpool to Barca, 2014) – €81.72 million (R1.22 billion)
7) Angel Di Maria (Real to Man Utd, 2014) – €75 million (R1.11 billion)
8) James Rodriguez (Monaco to Real, 2014) – €75 million (R1.11 billion)
9) Kevin De Bruyne (Wolfsburg to Man City, 2015) – €74 million (R1.1 billion)
10) Zinedine Zidane (Juve to Real, 2001) – €73.5 million (R1.09 billion)
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