Top 20 transfers of the close season

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 02, 2017
Top 20 transfers of the close season

PARIS, Sept 1, 2017 (AFP) - After a record-breaking transfer window in Europe came to a close on Friday in Spain, AFP Sports lists the 20 biggest moves of the summer:

1. 222 million euros ($264m) -- Neymar (BRA) -- Barcelona (ESP) to Paris Saint-Germain (FRA)

2. 180m euros (loan with option to buy) -- Kylian Mbappe (FRA) -- Monaco (FRA) to Paris Saint-Germain (FRA)

3. 105m euros (rising to a possible 147m) -- Ousmane Dembele (FRA) -- Borussia Dortmund (GER) to Barcelona (ESP)

4. 85m euros -- Romelu Lukaku (BEL) -- Everton (ENG) to Manchester United (ENG)

5. 80m euros -- Alvaro Morata (ESP) -- Real Madrid (ESP) to Chelsea (ENG)

6. 58m euros -- Benjamin Mendy (FRA) -- Monaco (FRA) to Manchester City (ENG)

7. 53m euros (rising to possible 60m) -- Alexandre Lacazette (FRA) -- Lyon (FRA) to Arsenal (ENG)

8. 51.9m euros -- Naby Keita (GUI) -- RB Leipzig (GER) to Liverpool (ENG)

9. 51m euros (rising to possible 57m) -- Kyle Walker (ENG) -- Tottenham Hotspur (ENG) to Manchester City (ENG)

10. 50m euros -- Bernardo Silva (POR) -- Monaco (FRA) to Manchester City (ENG)

11. 49.4m euros -- Gylfi Sigurdsson (ISL) -- Swansea City (ENG) to Everton (ENG)

12. 45.8m euros -- Davinson Sanchez (COL) -- Ajax (NED) to Tottenham Hotspur (ENG)

13. 45m euros -- Tiemoue Bakayoko (FRA) -- Monaco (FRA) to Chelsea (ENG)

14. 44.7m euros -- Nemanja Matic (SRB) -- Chelsea (ENG) to Manchester United (ENG)

15. 42m euros (rising to a possible 50m) -- Mohamed Salah (EGY) -- Roma (ITA) to Liverpool (ENG)

16. 41.5m euros (rising to a possible 47.5m) -- Corentin Tolisso (FRA) -- Lyon (FRA) to Bayern Munich (GER)

17. 40m euros -- Leonardo Bonucci (ITA) -- Juventus (ITA) to AC Milan (ITA)

=. 40m euros -- Paulinho (BRA) -- Guangzhou Evergrande (CHN) to Barcelona (ESP)

=. 40m euros -- Ederson (BRA) -- Benfica (POR) to Manchester City (ENG)

20. 37.9m euros -- Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain (ENG) - Arsenal (ENG) to Liverpool (ENG)