Ronaldo, Maradona, Gullit, Shearer, Baggio: Ranking the most successful world record transfers of the past 50 years ...Middle East

Will the £200m Paris St-Germain-paid Barcelona for Neymar Jr ever be surpassed?

Records are there to be broken, but that figure has stood as football’s most expensive sum for almost a decade now and it is hard to see anyone topping it soon.

Yet tracking the progression of the world record fee offers an insight into evolving trends of power and dominance in global football – from the Italian golden era to Real Madrid’s Galactico splurge and, ultimately, Parisian riches.

In the past half century, since Vicenza made jointly-owned Paolo Rossi the most expensive player when acquiring him from Juventus, the record has been broken 20 times, most recently in 2017.

The names glitter like their price tags, Diego Maradona and Brazilian Ronaldo both there twice – being the world’s most expensive footballer places you in an elite club where goals, glory and prestige are currency.

Not all premium purchases pack a punch, of course. Neymar brought profile and panache to Paris but could not deliver the holy grail of European success, Denilson’s trickery failed to help Real Betis beat the drop, a car crash curtailed Gigi Lentini’s buccaneering brilliance.

But let’s look at those record deals that did prove a hit – value for money, if you like, moves that would have money saving expert Martin Lewis nodding approvingly.

I’ve ranked the top 10 from the past 50 years. You can have your say below, too.

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