Top 10 transfers of all time: Neymar leaves Ronaldo far behind

Neymar's value reached 400 million euros in 3 transfers, far surpassing Cristiano Ronaldo after 5 club changes.

In the world of football , there are players who not only make waves on the field but also make the transfer market shake because of their huge commercial value.

Neymar and Cristiano Ronaldo are the two most prominent names on the list of players with the highest total transfer fees in history.

Neymar has the highest total transfer value in history. Photo: Santos FC

Neymar has been linked with three blockbuster deals – from Santos to Barcelona, followed by a historic shock move to PSG, and joining Saudi Arabia's Al Hilal.

Neymar's first move to Barca was for 88 million euros. In 2017, the Brazilian player was released by PSG for 222 million euros. The move from Paris to Saudi Arabia cost 90 million euros.

Thus, Neymar is the player with the highest total transfer fee of all time, up to 400 million euros.

Cristiano Ronaldo went through 5 major deals, from Sporting Lisbon to MU, then to Real Madrid, to Juventus and back to MU.

The Portuguese superstar's total transfer fee reached 247 million euros, helping him enter the top 3 historic deals.

Joao Felix is right behind Ronaldo in the top 10. Photo: Al Nassr

In between Neymar and Ronaldo is Romelu Lukaku – who may not be outstanding but is a different case.

Lukaku's transfer frequency is quite high, and the value is high each time he moves between clubs.

In total, Lukaku has had nine paid transfers, with a total transfer fee of 369.22 million euros.

The list of players with the highest total value of all time also includes Joao Felix - who just joined Al Nassr with Ronaldo, Ousmane Dembele, Alvaro Morata, Antoine Griezmann, Matthijs de Ligt, Matheus Cunha, Victor Osimhen.

These figures reflect that transfer values depend not only on player ability, but also on the buying and selling strategies of clubs in the era of football as a global industry.

STT	Player	Current club	Number of transfers	Total transfer price (million euros)
1	Neymar	Santos	3	400
2	Romelu Lukaku	Napoli	9	369.22
3	Cristiano Ronaldo	Al Nassr	5	247
4	Ousmane Dembele	PSG	3	233
5	Joao Felix	Al Nassr	5	225.7
6	Alvaro Morata	Galatasaray	8	208
7	Antoine Griezmann	Atletico	4	206
8	Matthijs de Ligt	MU	3	197.5
9	Matheus Cunha	MU	5	192.2
10	Victor Osimhen	Galatasaray	5	183.3

Source: https://vietnamnet.vn/top-10-chuyen-nhuong-lich-su-neymar-vuot-xa-ronaldo-2429413.html