Top 10- Ronaldo Suarez and Crespo amongst the most expensive footballers ever

Last updated : 16 October 2015 By DSG

Football transfer fees have inflated over the years as the amount of money in the beautiful game also increases

Bumper TV deals, sponsorships and investment from oil-rich owners have seen extravagant amounts of money being spent on the game’s most elite players; Real Madrid broke the world-transfer record twice in the hunt for their 10th Champions League crown whilst Manchester City’s transfer outlay under Sheikh Mansour reached over £750m

However, in terms of cumulative transfer fees, there may be a few surprises.

We reveal the top 10 most expensive footballers ever in terms of combined transfer fees

10) JUAN SEBASTIAN VERON - £80m

Clubs: Estudiantes, Boca Juniors, Sampdoria, Parma, Lazio, Inter Milan, Manchester United, Chelsea

Highest fee paid: £28m by Manchester United

Juan Sebastian Veron divides opinion on whether the Argentine midfielder justified any of his huge transfer fees

Veron had every club chasing him at one point in his career after a series of stellar seasons in Italy

It was Manchester United who swooped for his signature but the now retired midfielder struggled to adapt to life in the Premier League and was eventually sold to rivals Chelsea for almost half of his transfer fee

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Source : DSG

Source: DSG