Declan Rice’s arrival at Arsenal is, so far, the biggest move on the market this transfer window. The sale of West Ham totaled 116 million euros, with five million in stipulated targets, totaling R$ 639 million at the current quotation, which places the transaction among the 10 largest in the history of football.
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In the midst of an ever-increasing market, Rice has become the seventh biggest seller in the sport. The 116 million euros – not counting the five million variables – put him ahead of transfers such as Jack Grealish, from Aston Villa to Manchester City in the 2021/22 season, and Cristiano Ronaldo, from Real Madrid to Juventus in season 2018/19.
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Rice does not boast positions among the best players in the world. At the age of 24, the midfielder played for England in the 2022 World Cup and won the Conference League, the third tier of European leagues, with the Hammers. His appreciation is mainly due to the fact that he is one of the great players in English football – something culturally celebrated and overrated by local clubs.
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Now in the Gunners, the midfielder occupies the eighth position in the sport’s transaction ranking. below the TNT Sports features the Top 10 of the greatest transfers in football history. It is worth mentioning that the variables, defined in stipulated bonuses, are not included in the ranking.
Neymar Jr: 222 million euros – Barcelona to PSG (2017/18)Kylian Mbappe: 180 million euros – Monaco to PSG (2018/19)Philippe Coutinho: 130 million euros – Liverpool to Barcelona (2017/18)Joao Felix: 126 million euros – Benfica to Atlético de Madrid (2019/20)Enzo Fernandez: 121 million euros – Benfica to Chelsea (2022/23)Antoine Griezmann: 120 million euros – Atlético de Madrid to Barcelona (2019/20)Jack Grealish: 117.50 million euros – Aston Villa to Manchester City (2021/22)Declan Rice: 116 million euros – West Ham to Arsenal (2023/24)Eden Hazard: 115 million euros – Chelsea to Real Madrid (2019/20)Cristiano Ronaldo: 112 million euros – Real Madrid to Juventus (2018/19)
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Coutinho did not perform as expected with the Blaugrana shirt (Getty Images)
Two of the three biggest transfers involved FC Barcelona, which appears as the club that has suffered the most from astronomical investments in recent years. Although it sold Neymar for a record price, far from being surpassed in this window, Barça reinforced itself with three players who did not come close to reaching the expectations created.
The signings of Coutinho and Griezmann, another Blaugrana name in the Top 10, were considered failures. Coutinho suffered from injuries and was subsequently loaned to Bayern Munich, where he stayed for a season and defeated Barcelona 8-2 in the 2020/21 Champions League semi-final.
In all, the Brazilian played 106 games for the Catalan club, scored 26 goals and won LaLiga twice, a Copa del Rey and a Supercopa de España. In 2021/22, he was loaned to Aston Villa, from England, who bought him for 20 million euros – a much smaller amount than Barça’s acquisition from Liverpool.
Another athlete who does not appear in the top 10 but, if the variables were counted, would be present, is Ousmane Dembélé. Coming from Borussia Dortmund, the youngster cost the Catalan club 105 million euros. However, the variables have already exceeded 30 million euros and make the negotiation one of the most expensive in the sport. It does not enter the list due to the initial value of the transaction.
Dembélé was a great promise for Borussia Dortmund, but he did not establish himself as one of the best players in European football. Over the seasons at the club, the youngster lived with a series of injuries, which kept him away from the lawns during part of his trajectory, still ongoing, at the club. The Frenchman is expected to join Xavi’s team for another year with an eye on opportunities to seek LaLiga and Champions League titles.
Griezmann arrived hot from Atlético Madrid in the 2019/20 season, after a great performance in the World Cup with France. However, with the Barcelona shirt, he never became a protagonist. There were 35 goals in exactly 100 matches before a return, for a much lower amount, to the Colchoneros.
Cristiano Ronaldo is the perfect example of the overvaluation of the market
Cristiano Ronaldo has become the greatest idol in the history of Real Madrid (Getty Images)
Five-time winner of the Ballon d’Or, the greatest player of the Modern Era in the Champions League and the greatest active scorer in world football, Cristiano Ronaldo is the perfect example to expose the overvaluation of the market.
In 2009/10, after winning the Champions League for the first time in his career, at Manchester United, the star attracted the interest of Real Madrid. At the age of 24, Cristiano became the biggest transfer in world football for an amount of 93 million euros. At that time, the meringues were the protagonists, in addition to the purchase of the Portuguese, of the three biggest transactions in the sport: Zidane (76 million euros), Kaká (65 million euros) and Figo (58.5 million euros).
However, the sale of Cristiano to Real currently does not even enter the Top 15, being the 17th largest transfer. He even loses to his transfer from the meringues to Turin, where he wore the Juventus shirt, in the 2018/19 season, for 117 million euros, at the age of 33.
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