Belgian striker Romelu Lukaku became the most expensive player in football history in terms of combined transfers, after he moved to Chelsea from Inter Milan, yesterday, Thursday, in a deal estimated at 115 million euros.
And the German “Transfermarkt” website - which specializes in the football economy and the market value of players and teams - revealed that Lukaku outperformed the Brazilian star Neymar, the Paris Saint-Germain striker, to become the most expensive player in football, with a cumulative transfer fee between clubs worth 327.5 million euros. .
Neymar became second with a transfer value of 310.2 million euros, ahead of third-placed Cristiano Ronaldo, with a value of 230 million euros.
Transfermarkt explained that by selling Lukaku for 115 million euros, it also became the most expensive deal to sell to a club in the Italian Serie A, as this place was registered in the name of Paul Pogba, when he moved from Juventus to Manchester United for 105 million euros 5 years ago.
He pointed out that the Belgian striker also achieved the record for the most expensive transfer deal for Chelsea, surpassing German Kai Havertz and Spanish goalkeeper Kepa Arrizabalaga, with an amount of 80 million euros each.
According to the site specialized in the value of players, Lukaku also joined a group of 12 players whose transfer deals cost at least 100 million euros.