Strong start

Neymar,

Barcelona to Paris SaintGermain, 2017, £200.6 million, about €222 million

Kylian Mbappe,

Monaco to PSG, £160 million, about €180 million (Note: to be completed in June, after current loan spell ends)

Liverpool to Barcelona, 2018, £106.4 million, about €120 million (+ 40 million bonus)

Borussia Dortmund to Barcelona, 2017, £96.8 million, about €105 million (+42 million bonus)

Philippe Coutinho, Ousmane Dembele, Paul Pogba,

Juventus to Manchester United, 2016, £89 million, about €105 million (+5 million bonus)

Tottenham to Real Madrid, 2013, £85.3 million, about €101 million

Gareth Bale, Cristiano Ronaldo,

Manchester United to Real Madrid, 2009, £80 million, about €94 million

Napoli to Juventus, 2016, £75.3 million, about €90 million

Gonzalo Higuain, Romelu Lukaku,

Everton to Manchester United, 2017, £75 million, about €84 million

Southampton to Liverpool, 2018, £75 million, about €84 million

Virgil van Dijk,

Two-time champion Nasser Al Attiyah a surprise winner of the first stage as Loeb endures a failed break |

AFP Philippe Coutinho showed at Liverpool that he can play anywhere in the midfield: in a more attacking role, as a wide player in a four-man line, or deeper to help start the attack.