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Neymar completed his move from Barcelona to Paris Saint-Germain for a staggering fee of €222 million  in the summer of 2017 and the big deals haven’t stopped since, with Kylian Mbappe joining him in Paris  for €145m plus €35m in bonuses.

As a result of his move to the French capital, the Brazilian is now the most expensive player of all time, having smashed the previous record held by Manchester United’s Paul Pogba, who arrived at Old Trafford last summer from Juventus for €105m. Mbappe, meanwhile, moves to second on the list.

Philippe Coutinho’s move from Liverpool to Barcelona in January puts him third on the list, while Barca’s capture of Ousmane Dembele from Borussia Dortmund for €105m plus add-ons sees him ahead of Pogba in the top five.

Cristiano Ronaldo occupies positions seven and eight on the list, with his move to Juventus in the summer of 2018 eclipsing the cost of his transfer to Real Madrid from Manchester United nine years earlier.

Pos.	Player	Clubs	Year	Fee
1	Neymar	Barcelona – PSG	2017	€222m
2	Kylian Mbappe	Monaco – PSG	2017	€145m (+€35m)
3	Philippe Coutinho	Liverpool – Barcelona	2018	€120m (+€40m)
4	Ousmane Dembele	Borussia Dortmund – Barcelona	2017	€105m (+€45)
5	Paul Pogba	Juventus – Manchester United	2016	€105m
6	Gareth Bale	Tottenham – Real Madrid	2013	€100.8m
7	Cristiano Ronaldo	Real Madrid – Juventus	2018	€100m
8	Cristiano Ronaldo	Manchester United – Real Madrid	2009	€94m
9	Gonzalo Higuain	Napoli – Juventus	2016	€90m
10	Neymar	Santos – Barcelona	2013	€86.2m
11	Romelu Lukaku	Everton – Manchester United	2017	€84.8m
12	Virgil van Dijk	Southampton – Liverpol	2018	€84.5m
13	Luis Suarez	Liverpool – Barcelona	2014	€82.3m
14	James Rodriguez	Monaco – Real Madrid	2014	€80m
15	Alvaro Morata	Real Madrid – Chelsea	2017	€78.9m
16	Zinedine Zidane	Juventus – Real Madrid	2001	€77.5m
17	Kevin De Bruyne	Wolfsburg – Manchester City	2015	€75m
18	Angel Di Maria	Real Madrid – Manchester United	2014	€74.6m
19	Zlatan Ibrahimovic	Inter – Barcelona	2009	€69.5m
20	Raheem Sterling	Liverpool – Manchester City	2015	€69.1m
21	Diego Costa	Chelsea – Atletico Madrid	2018	€66m
=22	Thomas Lemar	Monaco – Atletico Madrid	2018	€65m
=22	Kaka	AC Milan – Real Madrid	2009	€65m
=22	Aymeric Laporte	Athletic Bilbao – Manchester City	2018	€65m
25	Edinson Cavani	Napoli – PSG	2013	€64.5m
26	Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang	Borussia Dortmund – Arsenal	2018	€63.75m
27	David Luiz	Chelsea – PSG	2014	€62.5m
28	Angel Di Maria	Manchester United – PSG	2015	€61.6m
29	Oscar	Chelsea – Shanghai SIPG	2017	€60.3m
=30	Naby Keita	RB Leipzig – Liverpool	2018	€60m
=30	Luis Figo	Barcelona – Real Madri	2000	€60m
32	Fernando Torres	Liverpool – Chelsea	2011	€59m
33	Hulk	Zenit – Shanghai SIPG	2016	€58.6m
34	Benjamin Mendy	Monaco – Manchester City	2017	€58.2m
35	John Stones	Everton – Manchester City	2016	€58m
36	Kyle Walker	Tottenham – Manchester City	2017	€56.7m
37	Hernan Crespo	Parma – Lazio	2000	€55m
38	Alexandre Lacazette	Lyon – Arsenal	2017	€53m (+€7m)
39	Gianluigi Buffon	Parma – Juventus	2001	€52m
40	Eliaquim Mangala	Porto – Manchester City	2014	€51.7m
=41	Alex Teixera	Shakhtar Donetsk – Jiangsu Suning	2016	€50m
=41	Bernardo Silva	Monaco – Manchester City	2017	€50m
=41	Fabinho	Monaco – Liverpool	2018	€50m
44	Anthony Martial	Monaco – Manchester United	2015	€49.3m
45	Gylfi Sigurdsson	Swansea City – Everton	2017	€49.2m
46	Christian Vieri	Lazio – Inter	1999	€49m
47	Gaizka Mendieta	Valencia – Lazio	2001	€48m
48	Mesut Ozil	Real Madrid – Arsenal	2013	€47m
=49	Juan Sebastian Veron	Lazio – Manchester United	2001	€46m
=49	Rio Ferdinand	Leeds United – Manchester United	2002	€46m
=49	Ronaldo	Inter – Real Madrid	2002	€46m
=49	Juan Mata	Chelsea – Manchester United	2014	€46m
=49	Douglas Costa	Bayern Munich – Juventus	2017	€46m
54	Christian Benteke	Aston Villa – Liverpool	2015	€45.8m
=55	James Rodriguez	Porto – Monaco	2013	€45m
=55	Joao Mario	Sporting Lisbon – Inter	2016	€45m
=55	Granit Xhaka	Borussia Monchengladbach – Arsenal	2016	€45m
=55	Tiemoue Bakayoko	Monaco – Chelsea	2017	€45m
=55	Vinicius Junior	Flamengo – Real Madrid	2018	€45m
60	Nemanja Matic	Chelsea – Manchester United	2017	€44.7m
61	Leroy Sane	Schalke – Manchester City	2016	€44m
62	Andriy Schevchenko	AC Milan – Chelsea	2006	€43.9m
=63	Robinho	Real Madrid – Manchester City	2008	€43m
=63	Radamel Falcao	Atletico Madrid – Monaco	2013	€43m
65	Alexis Sanchez	Barcelona – Arsenal	2014	€42.5m
=66	Rui Costa	Fiorentina	2001	€42m
=66	Javier Pastore	Palermo – PSG	2011	€42m
=66	Thiago Silva	AC Milan – PSG	2012	€42m
=66	Jackson Martinez	Atletico Madrid – Guangzhou Evergrande	2016	€42m
=66	Henrikh Mkhitaryan	Borussia Dortmund – Manchester United	2016	€42m
=66	Mohamed Salah	Roma – Liverpool	2017	€42m
=66	Leonardo Bonucci	Juventus – AC Milan	2017	€42m
=73	Lilian Thuram	Parma – Juventus	2001	€41.5m
=73	Corentin Tolisso	Lyon – Bayern Munich	2017	€41.5m
75	Andy Carroll	Newcastle United – Liverpool	2011	€41.3m
=76	Pavel Nedved	Lazio – Juventus	2001	€41.2m
=76	Shkodran Mustafi	Valencia – Arsenal	2016	€41.2m
=76	Sadio Mane	Southampton – Liverpool	2016	€41.2m
=79	Marc Overmars	Arsenal – Barcelona	2000	€41m
=79	Roberto Firmino	Hoffenheim – Liverpool	2015	€41m
=81	David Villa	Valencia – Barcelona	2010	€40m
=81	Sergio Aguero	Atletico Madrid – Manchester City	2011	€40m
=81	Radamel Falcao	Porto – Atletico Madrid	2011	€40m
=81	Hulk	Porto – Zenit	2012	€40m
=81	Eden Hazard	Lille – Chelsea	2012	€40m
=81	Javi Martinez	Athletic Bilbao – Bayern Munich	2012	€40m
=81	Axel Witsel	Benfica – Zenit	2012	€40m
=81	Fernandinho	Shakhtar Donetsk – Manchester City	2013	€40m
=81	Federico Bernardeschi	Fiorentina – Juventus	2017	€40m
=81	Paulinho	Guangzhou Evergrande – Barcelona	2017	€40m
=81	Ederson	Benfica – Manchester City	2017	€40m
92	David Luiz	PSG – Chelsea	2016	€39.6m
93	Didier Drogba	Marseille – Chelsea	2004	€39.5m
=94	Michy Batshuayi	Marseille – Chelsea	2016	€39m
=94	Antonio Rudiger	Roma – Chelsa	2017	€39m
=96	Michael Essien	Lyon – Chelsea	2005	€38m
=96	Fernando Torres	Atletico Madrid – Liverpool	2007	€38m
=96	Dimitar Berbatov	Tottenham – Manchester United	2008	€38m
=96	Gonzalo Higuain	Real Madrid – Napoli	2013	€38m
=96	Diego Costa	Atletico Madrid – Chelsea	2014	€38m
=96	Eric Bailly	Villarreal – Manchester United	2016	€38m
=96	Mats Hummels	Borussia Dortmund – Bayern Munich	2016	€38m
=96	Andre Silva	Porto – AC Milan	2017	€38m
=96	Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain	Arsenal – Liverpool	2017	€38m

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Most expensive British player

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As illustrated above, while Neymar and Pogba’s recent moves saw Gareth Bale slip to third in the all-time standings, the Wales international remains the most expensive British player of all time, thanks to his €100.8m move to Real Madrid in 2013.

The costliest English player in history, incidentally, is Manchester City winger Raheem Sterling, who joined from Liverpool in 2015 for €69.1m.

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Most expensive teenager

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After joining PSG, Mbappe not only became the second-most expensive player of all time, he also became the most expensive teenager ever.

The Monaco wonderkid joined PSG on a loan-to-buy deal that will be worth €180m after bonuses – not bad for a player who only turned 19 last December!

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Most expensive defender

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Virgil van Dijk became the most expensive defender of all time when Liverpool forked out a fee worth £84.5m to Southampton for the Netherlands international’s services in 2018.

His move from the Saints to Anfield completely blew the previous record – David Luiz’s  €62.5m move to PSG from Chelsea – out of the water.

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Most expensive goalkeeper

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City also nearly made history with Ederson, who joined from Benfica for a whopping €40m, but Juventus captain Gianluigi Buffon remains the most expensive goalkeeper ever – 16 years after he joined from Parma for €52m, which is a colossal fee when inflation is taken into account.

The Italy icon looks set to hold on to that particular title for a while yet but the insane thing is that it now seems only like a matter of time before further transfer records fall.

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Biggest transfer outside of Europe

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Indeed, the most a non-European club has ever paid for a player is €60.3m, which Shanghai SIPG handed over to Chelsea for Brazil midfielder Oscar in 2016.

However, with the way the market is going, who knows which record will be shattered next?!

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Maccabi Tel Aviv keep solidifying their squad for the new Israeli Premier League term following the addition of Chikeluba Ofoedu from Eskisehirspor on a free transfer.

The player signed a two-year contract at Netanya Stadium following an impressive two-year stint in the Turkish outfit.

He notched 19 goals in 58 appearances across competitions for the Red Lightnings.

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Chico Ofoedu signs 2-year deal at Maccabi Tel Aviv https://t.co/xyFvUBe1lj pic.twitter.com/pLbWRMA4DR
— Maccabi Tel-Aviv (@MaccabiTLVFC) July 17, 2018

Ben Mansord, club CEO, expressed his delight in securing the service of Chikeluba Ofoedu whom he sees as a prospect for the club and fans.

“I am delighted to welcome ‘Chico’ to Maccabi as we continue to finalize the squad for this season,” Mansord told club website.

“Chico had many options across Europe and it is a superb achievement from everyone at the Club, from Mitch to Vladamir, that we got this one closed out.

“We truly believe that Ofoedu will excite the fans as he is the type of player that has you on the edge of your seat. Chico is a player that is capable of scoring and providing opportunities. Welcome to Maccabi.”

The Nigerian forward will be looking forward to proving his worth when he gets to feature for Vladimir Ivic’s side.

Maccabi Tel-Aviv continue their Uefa Europa League qualification game when they host Ferencvaros on July 19, 2018.

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The World Cup may be over but the new Premier League season is just around the corner.

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Although he was unable to win his third Golden Boot in a row last term, Kane still scored 30 goals last season and a repeat this time around will surely be enough to end the season as top scorer.

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Liverpool are closing in on the signing of Alisson after agreeing a £66 million ($86m) fee with Roma for the Brazilian goalkeeper, Goal can confirm.

The Reds have been in intensive talks with the Serie A club this week, and now have permission to speak to the player about a move to Anfield.

The deal would make the 25-year-old the most expensive goalkeeper in history, and comes as Jurgen Klopp seeks to strengthen a position that was a problem long before Loris Karius’ much-publicised errors in the Champions League final in May.

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Alisson, it is understood, is open to the idea of a move to Merseyside, but Liverpool could face competition from Chelsea, who look set to lose their own goalkeeper, Thibaut Courtois, to Real Madrid.

Liverpool, though, are growing confident they can win the race, which would mean they have broken the world transfer record for both goalkeepers and defenders in the last seven months. 

The Reds have already added Virgil van Dijk, Fabinho, Naby Keita and Xherdan Shaqiri to their squad in 2018, and the addition of Alisson, identified by the club’s recruitment team as their top goalkeeping target last season, would be seen as a huge boost ahead of the new Premier League campaign.

Liverpool fly to the USA for a three-game tour on Saturday, though Alisson would not be expected to return to training until after that in any case.

Klopp had pinpointed Alisson as his preferred goalkeeping target, with the Reds boss aware that none of Karius, Simon Mignolet or Danny Ward have nailed down the No.1 shirt at Anfield.

Karius’s mistakes in the Champions League final against Madrid in Kiev, and doubts about the lasting effect they will have on his confidence, reintensified Liverpool’s efforts to recruit Alisson.

Ward is said to be impressing Klopp in training, but now appears unlikely to get a lasting chance to stake a claim to be first choice as the deal for Alisson edges closer.

Roma had been keen to avoid a repeat of last summer when they sold Mohamed Salah to Liverpool at what now looks a ridiculously low fee and made it clear that they are not prepared for the same to happen with Alisson.

However, Liverpool’s offer has now met Roma’s valuation, leaving the Serie A club to step up their search for a replacement.

Paris Saint-Germain’s Alphonse Areola is thought to be on their radar, while highly-rated AC Milan No.1 Gianluigi Donnarumma is another to have been mentioned.

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Leicester City will be aiming for an improvement on their recent seasons as they gear up for the 2018-19 campaign.

Premier League champions in 2015-16, the Foxes have struggled to build on the form that delivered them the title, finishing 12th and ninth in the subsequent two years.

Claude Puel managed to turn things round after taking the reins from Craig Shakespeare last October and he’ll be hoping to continue that work in the upcoming season.

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Goal brings you a complete guide to Leicester’s 2018-19 pre-season and Premier League fixtures, with dates, venues and all you need to know about the preparations.

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Leicester pre-season fixtures

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Date	Match	Time (UK / US ET)	Venue
Jul 21	Notts County vs Leicester	3pm / 10am	Meadow Lane, Nottingham
Aug 1	Leicester vs Valencia	7:45pm / 2:45pm	King Power Stadium, Leicester
Aug 4	Leicester vs Lille	5pm / 12pm	King Power Stadium, Leicester

The World Cup having concluded on July 15 and the tournament schedule meaning that, for many clubs in the Premier League, pre-season plans must be squeezed into a short window.

Leicester kick off pre-season with a trip to Nottingham to face League Two side Notts County on July 21 and they then host La Liga giants Valencia at the King Power Stadium on August 1.

They finish off with a match against French side Lille a week before the new Premier League campaign kicks off.

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Leicester 2018-19 squad numbers

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Squad number	Position	Player
1	GK	Kasper Schmeichel
2	DF	Danny Simpson
3	DF	Ben Chilwell
5	DF	Wes Morgan
7	MF	Demarai Gray
8	FW	Kelechi Iheanacho
9	FW	Jamie Vardy
10	MF	Andy King
11	MF	Marc Albrighton
13	FW	Ahmed Musa
14	MF	Adrien Silva
15	DF	Harry Maguire
17	GK	Eldin Jakupovic
18	MF	Daniel Amartey
19	FW	Islam Slimani
20	FW	Shinji Okazaki
21	MF	Vicente Iborra
22	MF	Matty James
23	FW	Leonardo Ulloa
24	MF	Nampalys Mendy
25	MF	Wilfred Ndidi
28	DF	Christian Fuchs
29	DF	Yohan Benalouane
30	MF	George Thomas
31	DF	Callum Elder
32	MF	Harvey Barnes
33	MF	Fousseni Diabate
34	DF	Josh Knight
37	FW	Layton Ndukwu
38	MF	Hamza Choudhury
45	DF	Sam Hughes
–	DF	Jonny Evans

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Leicester’s 2018-19 transfer activity

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Leicester were on the receiving end of a major cash windfall after they accepted a £60m bid from Man City to sign star Riyad Mahrez, after denying him the move earlier in the January transfer window.

The Foxes have already been busy in the transfer market, signing Jonny Evans from West Brom for £3.5m, James Maddison from Norwich for a hefty £25m and Ricardo Pereira from Porto for £22.5m. 

Transfer activity in

Position	Player	Transferred from	Fee	Date
CB	Jonny Evans	West Brom	£3.5m	July 1
AM	James Maddison	Norwich City	£25m	July 1
RB	Ricardo Pereira	Porto	£22.5m	July 3

Transfer activity out

Position	Player	Transferred to	Fee	Date
RW	Riyad Mahrez	Manchester City	£60m	July 10

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Leicester 2018-19 Premier League fixtures

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The Foxes have been handed a tough start to the season, with an away game against Manchester United setting them on their way.

Newly promoted Wolves are the first visitors to the King Power Stadium in matchday two, with games against Southampton and then Liverpool to follow. A trip south to Bournemouth completes the opening five games of their schedule.

Leicester’s full Premier League fixture list can be seen below.

Date	Time	Match
19/08/2018	20:00	Manchester United v Leicester City
18/08/2018	15:00	Leicester City v Wolverhampton
25/08/2018	15:00	Southampton v Leicester City
01/09/2018	12:30	Leicester City v Liverpool
15/09/2018	15:00	A.F.C. Bournemouth v Leicester City
22/09/2018	15:00	Leicester City v Huddersfield Town
29/09/2018	15:00	Newcastle United v Leicester City
06/10/2018	15:00	Leicester City v Everton
20/10/2018	15:00	Arsenal v Leicester City
27/10/2018	15:00	Leicester City v West Ham United
03/11/2018	15:00	Cardiff City v Leicester City
10/11/2018	15:00	Leicester City v Burnley
24/11/2018	15:00	Brighton v Leicester City
01/12/2018	15:00	Leicester City v Watford
04/12/2018	19:45	Fulham v Leicester City
08/12/2018	15:00	Leicester City v Tottenham Hotspur
15/12/2018	15:00	Crystal Palace v Leicester City
22/12/2018	15:00	Chelsea v Leicester City
26/12/2018	15:00	Leicester City v Manchester City
29/12/2018	15:00	Leicester City v Cardiff City
01/01/2019	15:00	Everton v Leicester City
12/01/2019	15:00	Leicester City v Southampton
19/01/2019	15:00	Wolverhampton v Leicester City
30/01/2019	20:00	Liverpool v Leicester City
02/02/2019	15:00	Leicester City v Manchester United
09/02/2019	15:00	Tottenham Hotspur v Leicester City
23/02/2019	15:00	Leicester City v Crystal Palace
26/02/2019	19:45	Leicester City v Brighton
02/03/2019	15:00	Watford v Leicester City
09/03/2019	15:00	Leicester City v Fulham
16/03/2019	15:00	Burnley v Leicester City
30/03/2019	15:00	Leicester City v A.F.C. Bournemouth
06/04/2019	15:00	Huddersfield Town v Leicester City
13/04/2019	15:00	Leicester City v Newcastle United
20/04/2019	15:00	West Ham United v Leicester City
27/04/2019	15:00	Leicester City v Arsenal
04/05/2019	15:00	Manchester City v Leicester City
12/05/2019	15:00	Leicester City v Chelsea

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