Top Five Most Expensive Transfers In 2016

This year has been a good one in Europe due to the massive funds made available for each club especially in the Premier League where the Television rights clearly buoyed the prospects of every club.

Most managers chose to splash the cash on the valuable assets, in footballers. The fans were generally thrilled by the good news of new arrivals at their respective clubs.

Here is a list of the transfers that sharpened the excitement in the transfer window.

5.   Alex Teixeira

 

The Brazilian attacking midfielder joined Chinese Super league side, Jiangsu Suning for a £39.3 million deal from Shakhtar Donetsk.

4.  Hulk

 

Another Brazilian star that chose to move China in a £46.7 million deal to Shangai SIPG from Zenit.

3.    John Stones

 

The English defender stunned many fans when he got an incredible £50 million deal from Everton to Manchester City.

4.    Gonzalo Higuain

 

 

The Argentine broke the hearts of Napoli fans when he made a £75 million move to Juventus last summer.

1.   Paul Pogba

 

The transfer that took all the time in the world to happen but it was worth the wait. The French midfielder returned to Manchester United from Juventus after several talks and speculations in a world record fee of £89 million.

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