His movement Neymar V Paris Saint Germain, who in 2017 paid for the release clause in the Brazilian star’s contract with Barcelonais the biggest transfer in history, worth 226 million euros.

But is it? PlayRatings’ study – as reported by the Italian sports newspaper Corriere dello sport – on the most expensive transfers in history, measured according to the current valuation and excluding inflation, comes to a different conclusion.

Suffice it to say that the transfer of Neymar to the Parisians is only in the eighth – and last – position in the corresponding list!

According to the study, these are the best transfers in history:

1. Ronaldo – From Barcelona to Inter in 1997 instead of 28 million euros. Current value 433 million euros.
2. Diego Armando Maradona – From Barcelona to Naples in 1984 for 6.84 million euros. Current value 342 million euros.
3. Michel Platini – From Saint-Étienne to Juventus in 1982 for 3.42 million euros. Current value 336 million euros.
4. Christian Vieri – From Lazio to Inter in 1999 for 46 million euros. Current value 336 million euros
5. Marco Van Basten – From Ajax to Milan in 1987 for 1.14 million euros. Current value 329 million euros.
6. Gabriel Omar Batistuta – From Fiorentina to Roma in 2000 instead of 36 million euros. Current value of 281 million euros.
7. Gonzalo Higuain – From Napoli to Juventus in 2016 instead of 90 million euros. Current value 264 million euros.
8. Neymar – From Barcelona to PSG in 2017 for 226 million euros. Current value 226 million euros.

Source: APE/MEB