The biggest transfer profits in football history as Man City strike deal with Atletico Madrid for Julian Alvarez. City will make a huge profit of £67.5 million on the player they signed two years ago.
Neymar, Ousmane Dembele and Gareth Bale are all among the most profitable stars in history. Argentinian forward Julian Alvarez looks set to complete a mammoth deal to leave Manchester City and join Atletico Madrid for a total of £81.5 million (€95 million).
Not only would this make the forward the most expensive sale in the club's history, but it would also represent an incredible amount of profit. The Citizen's signed the 24-year-old in 2022 for just £14m. This represents a profit of a whopping £67.
5m for the World Cup winner. As impressive as it is, it is not enough for Alvarez to be in the top five most profitable players in football history, although he is able to crack the top 20, where he joins some esteemed company. Chelsea feature three times, while only one Saudi Pro League team makes an appearance.
Biggest Transfer Profits: 20-11 At the bottom of the top 20 is arguably the player who has performed the least to his expectations after making his big money move. Borussia Dortmund bought a young Jadon Sancho from Manchester City and, after developing him into a world-class player, would send him back to England's north west, this time to Man United, for a profit in excess of £54m. He is followed by his teammate Casemiro who, despite being 30 - an age where big money.