The Spanish "La Liga" is one of the most prominent leagues that attract world football stars, especially the giants Real Madrid and Barcelona, ​​but some of the names that moved to the League with fantastic sums were unable to provide any significant addition.

A report published by the site "90Min" (90Min), in its English version, reviewed the 30 most expensive deals in the history of the Spanish League, which includes the brilliant names of current and former stars.

Antoine Griezmann (to Atlético)

In 2014, French striker Antoine Griezmann signed Atletico Madrid after his brilliance with Real Sociedad, and his transfer deal amounted to 30 million euros.

David Villa

Spanish striker David Villa moved from Valencia to Barcelona in 2010 with a deal worth 40 million euros.

He scored amazing levels with the "Blaugrana", in addition to being the best scorer in the history of the national team, with 59 goals.

Radamel Falcao

This Colombian was able to prove his heels when he played in the Portuguese league, and he moved from Porto to Atletico Madrid with a deal worth 40 million euros in 2011.

Paulinho

The Brazilian Paulinho deal is one of the strangest transfers in the history of football, as he moved from China's Gwangju Evergrande to Barcelona in 2017 for 40 million euros, then returned to China after two seasons with a slightly higher amount.

Gonsalo Giddes

Portuguese Giddes played with Paris Saint-Germain only 13 games before moving to Valencia on loan in 2017, and permanently the next season with a deal amounting to 40 million euros.

Malcom

Barcelona paid 41 million euros for the services of Brazilian youth Malcom from Bordeaux in 2018, before selling him to Zenit Saint Petersburg after one season.

Luis Figo

The transfer of Portuguese Figo from Barcelona to Real Madrid in 2000 is the first deal of "Galacticos" stars that Florentino Perez launched to form the dream team, and amounted to about 42 million euros.

The deal then angered Barcelona fans, who described Figo as a traitor and pelted him with projectiles in a match that brought the two teams together at the Camp Nou in 2002.

Ronaldo phenomenon

In 2002, Real Madrid paid 46 million euros to Inter Milan to win the Brazilian star Ronaldo, one of Galacticos' best deals.

Ronaldo scored 104 goals in 177 appearances for Real, and won the Ballon d'Or in 2002.

Vinicius Jr.

In 2017, Real Madrid agreed to pay Brazilian club Flamengo 46 million euros in exchange for signing 16-year-old Vinicius Junior, a year before he actually joined the club.

Rodrygo

Similar to Vinicius Junior's deal, Real paid Santos the same amount for the contract with Rodrigo in 2019.

Ferland Mindy

Ferland Mendy suffered from health problems at a young age that almost ended his football career early, but he made his way successfully and drew attention to move from French Lyon to Real Madrid in 2019 for 6 seasons in a deal valued at 48 million euros.

Eder Militau

Brazilian Eder Militao moved from Porto to Real Madrid in 2018 with 50 million euros, but he has not made any addition to the royal defense line so far.

Zinedine Zidane

In 2001, Zinedine Zidane moved from Juventus to Real Madrid with a deal amounting to 51 million euros, which was a record deal at the time, and was tied for more than 200 million euros now.

Luka Jovic

Serbian Luka Jovi is one of the many examples of Real Madrid spending large sums on regular players, as the Spanish club paid Eintracht Frankfurt 60 million euros for the striker's services in 2019, before loaning him to the same club in 2021.

Diego Costa

Brazilian striker Diego Costa, nicknamed "the villain", returned to Atletico Madrid from Chelsea in 2018 for 62 million euros, but his second experience with the team was not as successful as the first experience between 2012 and 2014.

Miralem Pjanic

In 2020, Barcelona paid 62 million euros to sign Bosnian Pjanic from Juventus, in exchange for the transfer of Brazilian Arthur Melo from Barca to the old lady, at 72 million euros.

Kaka

Brazilian Kaka moved from Milan to Real Madrid in 2009 for 68 million euros, which was the second most expensive deal in the world at the time, but he did not achieve similar achievements in Italy by winning the European Champions League and the Golden Ball.

Zlatan Ibrahimovic

The Swedish star joined Barcelona in the summer of 2009 from Inter Milan for 72 million euros, with Eto'o moving to the Italian club, but the Swedish striker’s experience at the Catalan club was difficult and he left after one season.

James Rodriguez

The Colombian moved from Monaco to Real Madrid in 2014 after his remarkable brilliance in the World Cup finals in Brazil, and Real paid 80 million euros for his services, making him the most expensive player in the history of Colombia.

Thomas Lemar

After starring with French club Monaco, Thomas Lemar transferred to Atlético de Madrid in 2018 for 82 million euros.

Luis Suarez

In 2014, Suárez moved from Liverpool to Barcelona for 82.3 million euros, and starred with the team for several seasons before leaving for Atlético at the beginning of the current season.

Frenkie de Young

The Dutch international moved to Barcelona in 2019 from Ajax in a transfer deal worth 84 million euros, and he is currently one of the most prominent members of the team.

Neymar

Neymar moved to Barcelona in 2013 from Santos, Brazil, in a deal valued at 86.2 million euros, but numerous reports confirmed that the amount was much higher.

Cristiano Ronaldo

Cristiano Ronaldo signed a contract with Real Madrid in 2009 from Manchester United for 94 million euros, and it was one of the most successful deals in the history of world football.

Gareth Bale

The Welsh striker moved from Tottenham to Real Madrid in 2013 for 100 million euros, and the deal was the most expensive in football history.

Eden Hazard

After his brilliance for years with Chelsea, the Belgian striker moved to Real Madrid in 2019 for 105 million euros, but he suffered several injuries and did not achieve the expected success so far.

Osman Dembele

Dembele joined Barcelona from Borussia Dortmund in 2017 with a deal worth 110 million euros.

Antoine Griezmann

The French striker moved to Barcelona in 2019 from Atlético de Madrid for 120 million euros.

Joao Felix

The rising star of Portuguese football moved from Benfica to Atlético de Madrid in 2019 for 126 million euros.

Felipe Coutinho

The Brazilian international moved from Liverpool to Barcelona in January 2018 for 160 million euros, in the most expensive deal in the history of the Spanish League, but he was unable to provide the addition that Barcelona fans were waiting for.