Together with the last minutes of summer in Europe, the period of football player transfers, marked by the spending of English Premier League clubs, has ended.
Once again, the English have proved that the money earned from the sale of broadcasting rights allows them to buy any player in continental Europe.
According to the data from the German portal transfermarkt.de, more than 30 million euros were paid for a total of 27 players.
Frenchman Paul Pogba, who moved from Juventus to Manchester United for 105 million euros, became the most expensive player sold in the world, while the second most expensive summer purchase was Argentine Gonzalo Higuain, for whom Juventus paid Napoli 90 million euros.
Top 30 expensive football summer transfers
1. Paul Pogba (France). From Juventus to Manchester United - 105 million euros.
2. Gonzalo Higuain (Argentina). From Napoli to Juventus - 90 million.
3. Hulk (Brazil). From Zenit St. Petersburg to Shanghai SIPG - 55.8 million.
4. John Stones (England). From Everton to Manchester City - 55.6 million.
5. Leroy Sane (Germany). From Schalke to Manchester City - 50 million.
6. Granit Xhaka (Switzerland). From Borussia Monchengladbach to Arsenal in London - 45 million.
7. Henrikh Mkhitaryan (Armenia). From Borussia Dortmund to Manchester United - 42 million.
8. Sadio Mane (Senegal). From Southampton to Liverpool - 41.2 million.
9. Shkodran Mustafi (Germany). From Valencia to Arsenal - 41 million.
10. Joao Mario (Portugal). From Sporting Lisbon to Inter Milan - 40 million.
11. Michy Batshuayi (Belgium). From Marseille to Chelsea in London - 39 million.
12. David Luiz (Brazil). From Paris Saint-Germain to Chelsea - 38.5 million.
13. Eric Bailly (Ivory Coast). From Villarreal to Manchester United - 38 million.
14. N'Golo Kante (France). From Leicester City to Chelsea - 35.8 million.
15. Andre Gomes (Portugal). From Valencia to Barcelona - 35 million.
16. Mats Hummels (Germany). From Borussia Dortmund to Bayern Munich - 35 million.
17. Renato Sanches (Portugal). From Benfica Lisbon to Bayern - 35 million.
18. Moussa Sissoko (France). From Newcastle United to Tottenham Hotspur in London - 35 million.
19. Grzegorz Krychowiak (Poland). From Sevilla to Paris Saint-Germain - 33.6 million.
20. Kevin Gameiro (France). From Sevilla to Atletico Madrid - 32 million.
21. Arkadiusz Milik (Poland). From Ajax Amsterdam to Napoli - 32 million.
22. Miralem Pjanic (Bosnia and Herzegovina). From Roma to Juventus - 32 million.
23. Christian Benteke (Belgium). From Liverpool to Crystal Palace in London - 31.2 million.
24. Paco Alcacer (Spain). From Valencia to Barcelona - 30 million.
25. Alvaro Morata (Spain). From Juventus to Real Madrid - 30 million.
26. Andre Schurrle (Germany). From Wolfsburg to Borussia Dortmund - 30 million.
27. Islam Slimani (Algeria). From Sporting Lisbon to Leicester City - 30 million.
28. Yannick Bolasie (Democratic Republic of Congo). From Crystal Palace to Everton - 28.9 million.
29. Gabriel Barbosa (Brazil). From Santos to Inter - 27.5 million.
30. Georginio Wijnaldum (Netherlands). From Newcastle United to Liverpool - 27.5 million.
*Amounts indicated according to transfermarkt.de data
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