“We all know Neymar’s transfer to PSG was the most expensive ever, but what is the highest numerical figure paid for a player?” asks Will Hughes. “Neymar’s transfer converted into Zimbabwean dollars doesn’t count. The transfer must have been paid for in that currency, and its value at the time.”
We begin our number-crunching quest in Vietnam, where Julian Unkel suggests Datsakorn Thonglao’s move from Hoang Anh Gia Lai’s to Muangthong United for 3.7bn Vietnamese dollars – around $200,000. Wez Hunter can quickly trump that, with a 12bn fee for Phuoc Tu, who moved from Thanh Hoa to Xuan Thanh.
Next up, Chris Charlton-Matthews takes us to Iran, where Andranik Teymourian joined Esteghlal FC from Qatari club Al-Kharitiyat for a cool 32.9bn rials (around £2m). Chris then realises he should have headed straight to pre-Euro Italy, where Nicola Ventola joined Inter from Bari for 40.6bn lira.
Staying in Serie A, there are a whole host of contenders from pre-Y2K. Chris Sloley nominates Christian Vieri (Lazio to Inter, 80bn lira), while Tom Aldous confuses matters by suggesting Hernán Crespo, who moved from Parma to Lazio for 35bn lira cash, in a deal worth 110bn – Matthias Almeyda and Sergio Conceicão went the other way.
Source : theguardian
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