Neymar surpasses Cristiano Ronaldo, Zidane and other football legends with impressive record

Despite recent seasons, incorporated by injuries and controversies outside the field, Neymar JR. undoubtedly has a place protected among the biggest players in football history. That status is now supported by an impressive record of all time that places him before legends Zinedine Zidane And Cristiano Ronaldo.

Neymar has become the player who held the title of most expensive signing in football history for the longest period. Since then he still has that record today Paris Saint-Germain paid € 222 million (around $ 250 million) Barcelona For him in the summer of 2017.

Seven years, 11 months and 28 days have passed since that historical transfer and a lot has changed. The Brazilian attacker no longer plays for PSG – or even All hilalHis next stop after leaving the French side – and is now back Santos. In the meantime, Barcelona has long continued from the players they have signed with the enormous compensation received from PSG: Philippe Coutinho And Ousmane Dembele.

But in all this time no player in the world has surpassed that figure of € 222 million. This has enabled Neymar to break the previous record by Zinedine Zidanethat seven years, 11 months and 27 days thereafter was the most expensive transfer in football history Real Madrid signed him of Juventus in 2001 for € 77.8 million.

Cristiano Ronaldo once held the record for the most expensive transfer

The list of players who are the most expensive transfer in the world at some point includes many of the biggest legends of the game – together with a few surprising names. One of the first examples is Diego Armando MaradonaHe moved from Boca Juniors To Barcelona in 1982 for what was then equivalent of € 7.3 million.

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The Argentinian icon achieved first place for four years, making him the fifth longest holder of the title. Cristiano Ronaldo Just before him: he came to Real Madrid van Manchester United in 2009 for € 94 million and remained the most expensive player for four years, a month and 26 days – to Gareth Bale Caught up with him in 2013.

Third on the list Gianluca Vialli. The former Italian striker played for Sampdoria Between 1984 and 1992, 215 scored goals in 328 games. That earned him a record -breaking transfer to Juventus for the equivalent of $ 23 million. VIALLI had the title of the most expensive player for five years, until he was surpassed in 1997 by Ronaldo Nazario.