Chelsea flop Joao Felix FOURTH most expensive player of all time as top 10 revealed including two current Man Utd stars
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Joao Felix has jumped to fourth in the list of all time most expensive players based on cumulative transfer fees
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The Portuguese forward is joining Saudi outfit Al Nassr for £43.7million
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The fee takes the total value of the 25-year-old's moves over the span of his career to £195million.
The Portuguese star broke through at
He spent loan spells with Chelsea and
He joined Chelsea permanently for a fee of £38.4million last year, but has been swiftly sold on after making little impact in the Premier League and failing to impress on loan with
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He is set to receive £420,000 per week on a five-year deal at Al Nassr, a number that would make him the second-highest earner in the entire Prem after
He is in illustrious company at the top of the all time most expensive players list, which is topped by Brazilian superstar Neymar.
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He has generated £345million in transfer fees between moves to Barcelona,
Felix's fellow Chelsea alumnus Romelu Lukaku sits in second with £318million spent on the Belgian across nine transfers, including notable spells at Man Utd, Chelsea and
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Following up Felix in fifth is PSG star and Champions League winner
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Journeyman Alvaro Morata and French star Antoine Griezmann take up sixth and seventh place with £180million and £178million respectively across their moves - both stars have featured heavily for Atletico Madrid.
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Matheus Cunha netted his biggest transfer fee yet when he moved from Wolves to Man Utd in July
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Matthijs de Ligt was one of Europe's most desired defenders when he broke through as part of Ajax's 2018/19 squad which reached the Champions League semi-final
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De Ligt generated a frenzy of hype as a youngster at
New attacking recruit Matheus Cunha's
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