The summer and winter transfer windows also create room for players to start afresh, further their career, chase their dreams, goals and quite simply, make more money. Some players are solely desired, clubs are ready to break the bank just to get them in their squad and have their names on the books.
We at Joshua Omoruyi's Blog, bring your the top 10 players that have accumulated the most in transfer fees to date.
Here are the top 10 footballers that have racked up the most transfer fees in HISTORY
10. Gonzalo Higuain - £143m
Ever since leaving River Plate on New year's day in 2007, Gonzalo Higuain has gone on to enjoy a trophy-laden career across Europe.
He left Argentina in a £10.8m move to join Real Madrid, where he won three La Liga titles in a six-year spell.
The La Liga Title winner then made the move east across the continent to join Napoli in a £35m move before his exploits in Naples saw him move to rivals Juventus in a whooping £81m switch.
Loan moves to AC Milan and Chelsea would eventually raise Higuain's total transfer fees to £143m, making him the 10th most expensive player in history.
9. Zlatan Ibrahimovic - £152m
The 38-year-old has been everywhere in his 20-year career that has seen him win league titles in Italy, Spain, Holland and France together with a never-ending list of personal awards to his name.
Undermentioned his £14m move from Ajax to Juventus in 2004, Ibrahimovic started to become a household name but after a tricky second season in Turni, Inter Milan came knocking and signed the Swede for £22m
WORLD TOP-20-PAID FOOTBALLERS AND THEIR TOTAL INCOME
WORLD TOP-20-PAID FOOTBALLERS AND THEIR TOTAL INCOME
After helping Inter win three consecutive league titles, Barcelona came calling and Ibrahimovic joined the Catalan giants in a deal of £62m.
His Moves from AC Milan and PSG later in his career added to his combined transfer worth which is total £152m to date.
8. Philippe Coutinho - £153m
He opened up that he wanted to join the Catalan giants (Barcelona) after great five years at Anfied.
Coutinho was finally granted his wish and he joined Barcelona's squad in a deal worth £130m.
The astounding fee is one of the main reason why Coutinho appears in eighth on this list, with £20m in other transfer deals contributing to the Brazilians's cumulative total.
The Frenchman graduated from Real Sociedad's academy in 2009 and went onto enjoy five years in the senior side at the Anoeta Stadium.
5. Antoine Griezmann - £156m
The Frenchman graduated from Real Sociedad's academy in 2009 and went to enjoy five years in the senior side at the Anoeta Stadium.
Griezmann's performances on the wing and through the middle impressed and caught the eyes of Atletico Madrid, who spend £48m just to bring him to the capital in 2014.
Touted as one of the world's best center forwards, Griezmann flourished under Diego Simeone and was linked with moves away from the club.
After a lengthy and arousing controversy transfer adventure, the Catalan giants agreed to pay his £108m buy-out clause.
The 28-year-old is still finding his feet at the Nou camp but his big-money move has made him seventh on the list.
6. Angel Di Maria - £161m
The 31-year-old spring onto the scene with Benefica in 2007 following his £7m move from Rosario.
Three primal years in Portugal saw Real Madrid calling, who parted with £30m to bring him to the Bernabeu.
However, in 2004, He made headlines when he was part of one of the most expensive transfers of all time when he completed £67.5m move to Manchester united - the highest fee ever paid by a British club at the time.
The expectations and price tag seemed to be too heavy for Di Maria's shoulders after being handed the number 7 shirt, and just a year later was shipped off to PSG in another sumptuous move.
The French champions shelled out 56m for the Argentina international, making him one of the most expensive players of all time.
5. Alvaro Morata - £161m
In July later this year, the Spaniard will complete his permanent move to Atletico Madrid from Chelsea for £50m, making him the joint-fifth most sumptuous player in history together with Di Maria.
His journey in football started in Atletico Madrid's ranks before eventually finding his way across town to Real, there he received his professional debut in football.
Morata was sold to Juventus for £18m in 2014 before Real realized the error of their ways and bought him back 2 years later for £27m.
However, Los Blancos made their money back and some, when they offloaded him to Chelsea for a huge sum of 60m in th summer of 2017.
It did not quite work out for Morata at Stamford Bridge and he's now enjoying a two-year loan spell at Atletico Madrid, there he is expected to complete his permanent switch this summer.
4. Kylian Mbappe - £162m
The footballing Intelligence came through the ranks at Monaco and has gone on to become one of the most exciting chance in the game and has already drawn comparisons with Ronaldo Nazario by Jose Mourinho.
Kylian Mbappe's explosives gait, raw talent immaculate finishing saw him top the transfer wish list of every major club across Europe but it was Paris Saint-Garmin (PSG) that successfully won and receive the star on their squad.
After an initial loan spell with PSG that set them back £31.5m, Kylian completed his permanent £130m move to the perisan club in the summer of 2018, making him one of a select few to have been sold for a nine-digit sum.
3. Romelu Lukaku - £183m
Goals cost money and that's exactly what you will get with Lukaku.
The Belgian forward has an impressive record that wherever he goes, having scored 203 goals in his 436 club appearances till date.
Lukaku's impressive track record has given up his price over the years and had been sold for more than £50m on two separate occasions.
Manchester United paid Everton £76m in 2017 for his services before shipping him off to Inter Milan last summer in £60m deal.
2. Cristiano Ronaldo - £207m
The Portuguese trailblazer has won trophies everywhere he has played but he hasn't been cheap.
Ronaldo was brought in as David Beckham's replacement at Manchester united in 2003 and went on to establish himself as a world class player before securing a record-breaking move to Real Madrid in 2009.
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It was at the Bernabeu where he became one of the all-time greats and went on to score an unfathomable 450 goals 438 games.
His move to Turni is the highest amount any club has ever paid for a player over the age 30 and it remains the highest fee paid by an Italian club.
1. Neymar JR - £279m
The Brazilian football star obliterated the transfer record over 2 years ago and it's still mind-boggling looking looking back at what went down down in the summer of 2017.
Since Neymar's jaw-dropping £199m move, the transfer market has not been the same, with average prices now through the roof leaving clubs having to render a hell of a lot more compared to prices from last year.
While his world record move to PSG would have earned him top spot on our list here, his move to Santos to the Nou Camp in 2003 sees him comfortably take the crown as football's most expensive player.
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