When a player is young and successful, he usually has a higher transfer fee. However, once the club manage to sign them, they will perform well for the team. Football analyst STN Daily has published a ranking of the most expensive signings in football history.
Cristiano Ronaldo, Gareth Bale and Virgil Van Dijk are considered the perfect signings. Ronaldo joined Real Madrid in 2009 for 94 million euros. He has scored 450 goals in 438 appearances for the club.
Gareth Bale was signed by Real Madrid from Tottenham Hotspur in 2013 for 100.8 million euros. The Welsh winger remained consistent throughout 10 seasons at the club.
Neymar Junior signed by PSG for 222 million euros, Kylian Mbappe joining PSG in the summer of 2018 for 180 million euros, Cristiano Ronaldo joining Juventus for 100 million euros and Jack Grealish joining Manchester City for 100 million euros are ranked as very good signings.
Enzo Fernandez joining Chelsea for 122 million euros, Ousmane Dembele joining Barcelona in 2018 for 135 million euros, Paul Pogba joining Manchester United in the summer of 2016 and Romelu Lukaku signed by Manchester United in 2017 are considered average signings. Joao Felix, Antoine Griezmann have been signed by Barcelona in 2019, Antony and Jadon Sancho have been signed to Manchester United which are considered bad signings. That's because they can't shine at different clubs.
Below is a ranking of the most expensive signings in football history.
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Tottenham Hotspur player James Maddison has told Jude Bellingham the Real Madrid shirt "fits you very well" after making his unofficial debut for the club during his side's win over AC Milan in a pre-season friendly in the United States on Sunday.
The La Liga giants were 2-0 down by AC Milan, with Federico Valverde scoring a brace and Vinicius Jr scoring the winning goal with 10 minutes remaining.
Jude Bellingham started the match and he expressed his joy on Instagram saying "I loved the first minutes as a Madridista".
In the comments section of his post, the new Real Madrid star was praised by a number of teammates, including James Maddison telling him the shirt "looks good on you", Thibaut Courtois calling him an "idiot" and Roberto Carlos clapping his hands in praise of him.
It was a good first for the 20-year-old, but was it a surprise? If he continues on his current path, it will not be surprising if he becomes a Madrid legend in the years to come, Bellingham posted the following announcement today.
Real Madrid v AC Milan - Pre-season friendly
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“I loved my first minutes as a Madridistra,” says Bellingham. “Let's keep building. Thanks to love.
Unless something catastrophic happens, Bellingham will be heading towards legendary status at Madrid as there's no way his talent wouldn't succeed at the La Liga giants.
Barcelona are currently the defending champions, so the first thing to do is win the title back and then make the usual trips to the Champions League final and add more trophies to their wardrobe. It will be interesting to see how Bellingham develops, especially with the amount of dazzling talent surrounding him today, not to mention the pressure he will be under.
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