Who are the most costly blasts from the past after Kalidou Koulibaly joined Chelsea?
Kalidou Koulibaly has fixed his £34million change to Chelsea - and in the process he has happened to the main ten most costly exchanges for players more than 30.
The previous Napoli protector, 31, will fill in for Antonio Rudiger, who as of late moved to Real Madrid last month, hoping to assist Chelsea with testing Manchester City and Liverpool for the Premier League title next season.
Koulibaly might have entered his 30s however he has shown that Chelsea will pay over the chances for an accomplished and quality player to support their back line - and various Premier League have likewise been willing to sprinkle the money on veteran stars in the past as well.
Sportsmail has investigated the 10 most costly signings of players beyond 30 years old as Koulibaly hopes to move back the years at Stamford Bridge.
10. Chris Wood: £27m (Burnley to Newcastle United)
New Zealand striker Chris Wood starts the rundown, with his move from Burnley to Newcastle making him the Magpies' fourth most costly marking ever.
Newcastle - upheld by their Saudi-supported millions - chose to pay Wood's delivery provision notwithstanding Burnley being one of their assignment rivals in the expectations he would demonstrate the distinction in their endurance battle.
Be that as it may, Wood has having a hard time, scoring just two objectives in 17 games for his new club. He hasn't been lacking in minutes either, beginning 15 of those 17 games. His hold up play has been significant however notwithstanding his absence of objectives as he included conspicuously during Newcastle's resurgence under Eddie Howe to beat the drop.
Wood's structure is a glaring difference to his Burnley days, where he scored 46 Premier League objectives from 2017 - 2021, leaving Newcastle definitely addressing on the off chance that the 30-year-old merited the robust charge.
9. Mats Hummels: £27.5m (Bayern Munich to Borussia Dortmund)
World Cup champ Mats Hummels has followed an impossible to miss profession way that has left him skipping between two groups.
He began at Bayern Munich at 18, moved to Borussia Dortmund in 2009, then re-joined Bayern in 2016 preceding at last finished a £27.5m move back to Dortmund in 2019 when he was 31.
His second spell at Dortmund has been disappointing, ridden by incessant transient wounds.
Hummels himself conceded that he has seen a plunge in his structure, as he has battled to adjust his craving to play for the group against his need to rest and recuperate from his wounds.
=7. Leonardo Bonucci: £31.5m (AC Milan to Juventus)
Leonardo Bonucci at first left Juventus in 2017 for AC Milan for £37.5m matured 30 after a warmed trade with trough Max Allegri, both yelling obscenities at one another after a 4-1 win against Palermo.
He got back from the Rossoneri one year after the fact for £31.5m, yet Allegri kept him his past job from getting skipper.
With his middle back accomplice Giorgio Chiellini experiencing an ACL injury toward the start of the 2019-20 season, Bonucci was then re-granted the captaincy and has caused a fundamental commitment to the five prizes Juventus to have won since his return.
=7. Jasper Cillesen: £31.5m (Barcelona to Valencia)
Jasper Cillesen was one of numerous disappointing signings for Barcelona that were endorsed somewhere in the range of 2018 and 2019, as they hoped to revamp their maturing crew and begin without any preparation.
Barcelona offering Cillesen to Valencia was surely one of their better bits of business. The Dutchman was Barcelona's reinforcement guardian for a very long time, so it's truly a secret how they figured out how to get £31.5m for him, particularly at the period of 30m, considering that they marked him for just £11m.
He just logged 32 appearances for Barca, frequently in immaterial cup ties. He's since turned into a more regular starter for Valencia and played 30 games in his most memorable season with them - just two not exactly in his entire Barcelona vocation.
6. Gabriel Batistuta: £32.5m (Fiorentina to Roma)
After eight seasons and 150 objectives for Fiorentina, potential admirers would need to burn through every last cent if they had any desire to sign Gabriel Batistuta.
In spite of the fact that he was at the back finish of his prime at 33, Roma were able to pay £32.5m for the Argentinian striker in 2000 and saw a moment profit from their venture.
Batistuta turned into the most costly marking of a player north of 30, yet satisfied his sticker price, scoring 20 objectives and driving Roma to the Serie A title in his most memorable season.
5. Radja Nainggolan: £34m (Roma to Inter Milan)
Nainggolan had a lot of interest in 2018 yet clear looking back Inter surrendered an excessive lot for it.
The charge for the Belgian was £34m, as well as Davide Santon and Nicolo Zaniolo, who is apparently the most splendid ability in Italian football at the present time.
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