3 of the 20 most valuable in the squad
With Franck Kessié (25), Andreas Christensen (26) and, even if he may leave in winter, Memphis Depay (28), FC Barcelona has three of the most valuable free transfer players in football history in the squad. While the striker arrived in 2021, the midfielder and centre-back were brought to the Nou Camp free of charge this summer, as were full-backs Héctor Bellerín (27) and Marcos Alonso (31), who together have a market value of €32m. Given the continued major financial challenges facing the club, this transfer tactic is set to continue in the years to come.
With Alaba, Ballack and Kessié: Most valuable free transfers in the world
Ballack, Alaba & Co.: These are the most valuable transfers…
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…without fee! In most cases, after the end of the contract, these professionals switched for free.
(Data as of September 11, 2022)
19 | Georginio Wijnaldum | 2021 | Market value: €30 million
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From Liverpool FC to Paris Saint-Germain
19 | Saint Mina | 2019 | Market value: €30 million
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From Valencia FC to Celta Vigo
19 | Emre Can | 2018 | Market value: €30 million
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From Liverpool FC to Juventus Turin
18 | James Rodriguez | 2020 | Market value: €32 million
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From Real Madrid to Everton
12 I Paulo Dybala I 2022 I Market value: €35 million
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From Juventus Turin to AS Roma
12 I Niklas Süle I 2022 I Market value: €35 million
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From Bayern Munich to Borussia Dortmund
12 I Hakan Calhanoglu I 2021 I Market value: €35 million
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From AC to Inter Milan
12 | Adrien Rabiot | 2019 | Market value: €35 million
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From Paris Saint Germain to Juventus
12 | Michael Ballac | 2006 | Market value: €35 million
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From FC Bayern Munich to FC Chelsea
12 | Andreas Christensen | 2022 | Market value: €35 million
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From Chelsea FC to Barcelona FC
8 | Antonio Ruediger | 2022 | Market value: €40 million
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From Chelsea to Real Madrid
8 | Aaron Ramsey | 2019 | Market value: €40 million
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From Arsenal FC to Juventus Turin
8 | Leon Goretzka | 2018 | Market value: €40 million
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From FC Schalke 04 to FC Bayern Munich
8 | Stefan de Vrij | 2018 | Market value: €40 million
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From Lazio Rome to Inter Milan
6 I Memphis Depay I 2021 I Market value: €45 million
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From Olympique Lyon to FC Barcelona
6 I Franck Kessié I 2022 I Market value: €45 million
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From AC Milan to FC Barcelona
5 | Paul Pogba | 2022 | Market value: €48 million
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From Manchester United to Juventus
4 | Robert Lewandowski | 2014 | Market value: €50 million
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From Borussia Dortmund to Bayern Munich
3 | David Alaba | 2021 | Market value: €55 million
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From Bayern Munich to Real Madrid
2 | Gianluigi Donnarumma | 2021 | Market value: €60 million
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From AC Milan to Paris Saint Germain
1 | Lionel Messi | 2021 | Market value: €80 million
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From FC Barcelona to Paris Saint-Germain
“We need to focus more and more on this free transfer player market,” Barça sporting director Mateu Alemany told the club’s general meeting on Sunday (quoted via “sports.es“). “This year we did that with Kessié, Christensen, Alonso and Bellerín and many more will follow.” Alemany praised the unconditional desire of the signed players to come to Barcelona: “They rejected big offers to move to Barça and we appreciate that.”
The most valuable free transfer in history was made by Lionel Messi (35), who went from Barça to Paris Saint-Germain a year ago with a market value of 80 million euros. There has been speculation for months about a return to his great love, which he left in tears – Messi’s contract in the French capital expires next summer. Barcelona Vice-President Eduard Romeu recently fueled the rumor mill when he said about Messi’s move in 2023: “It would be financially possible because he would then return as a free transfer player.” want to extend.
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Ilkay Gundogan – Manchester City – market value: €25M
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As of October 10, 2022
Ruslan Malinovskyi – Atalanta – market value: €28M
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Caglar Söyüncü – Leicester City – market value: €28M
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Konrad Laimer – RB Leipzig – market value: €28M
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Diogo Dalot – Manchester United – market value: €28M
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Karim Benzema – Real Madrid – market value: €30M
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Luke Shaw – Manchester United – market value: €30M
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Roberto Firmino – Liverpool FC – market value: €32M
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Evan Ndicka – Eintracht Frankfurt – market value: €32M
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José Gayà – Valencia FC – market value: €35M
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Thomas Lemar – Atlético Madrid – market value: €35M
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Marco Asensio – Real Madrid – market value: €35M
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Douglas Luiz – Aston Villa – market value: €35m
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Wilfried Zaha – Crystal Palace – market value: €38M
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N’Golo Kanté – Chelsea FC – market value: €40M
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Jorginho – Chelsea FC – market value: €40M
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Youri Tielemans – Leicester City – market value: €45M
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Lionel Messi – PSG – market value: €50M
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Marcus Rashford – Man United – market value: €60M
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In 2023, as of now, Messi is still among the three most valuable players who can transfer on a free transfer with a market value of EUR 50 million. Other players on this list have also been linked with Barça in the past, including Manchester United’s Diogo Dalot (23), Real Madrid’s Marco Asensio (26) or Athletic Bilbao’s centre-back Iñigo Martínez (31) – all speculation has been so far though little concrete or, as in the case of Asensios, turned out to be false reports.
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