The most expensive sign of the winter market

Winter market 2023 just opened, the Premier League and Liverpool have already reached the first ‘bang’ in the market. C.Ody Gakpo has signed for Liverpoolfor a value that between fixed and variable will exceed €55 million. On the second day of the year, and therefore on the second day of the transfer market, We’ve come to check which have been the most expensive signings made in the winter market.

FC Barcelona

Philippe Coutinho (135 million)

During the 2017/18 season, Barcelona was still recovering from the departure of Neymar Jr, and after Dembele’s injury, in which more than 100 million euros were left, they bet on a Coutinho that amazed the whole of Europe. He became the ‘new Iniesta’, but he could not find a place in the 11. The midfielder was absent from Barça and he ended up competing for a position with Dembele himself. He currently plays for Aston Villa after leaving Barça for 20 million last summer.

2

Liverpool

Virgil van Dijk (84.5 million euros)

Liverpool have increased how to take advantage of the money that the cultists paid for Coutinho. In the same market, the ‘red’ team paid the highest price in history to sign a Van Dijk who defended the colors of Southampton, the rest is history. Two different paths led to the Dutch and the Brazilian. One made history, and the other turned out to be one of the biggest disappointments of recent years. English gave a master class on how to invest money.

3

Juventus

Dusan Vlahovic (81.6 million euros)

The Serbian striker was one of the sensations last season. After a good 20/21 season with Fiorentina, the Serbian broke it in the first half of last season. Scored 20 goals with the Florence club, Juventus was the one who managed to win one of the greatest pearls on the European scene. 81.6 million was paid for the 21-year-old striker, and his performance was not as good as expected. The striker has 16 goals in 36 games, good figures, but they are not at the level expected.

4

City of Manchester

Aymeric Laporte (65 million euros)

Manchester City decided to pay the sum of 65 million euros in the winter of 2018 for one of the biggest defenses of the moment. Aymerich Laporte has established himself as one of the most promising defenders in the Athletic shirt at the moment, and Guardiola has asked him to strengthen a defense that is weak. Despite the excellent current competition, the Spanish defender is one of the banners that the Santpedor coach trusts the most.

5

Chelsea

Christian Pulisic (64 million euros)

Chelsea decided to pay a real millionaire for one of the greatest promises in the history of American football. The American player who is a member of Borussia Dormund is a bullet on the wing, and despite not having the best, he is one of the greatest projections on the international scene, because at only 21 years old he is important for Dormund. Currently 24 years old and after three seasons at the club, he is fighting to get a place in the 11th, as he has great competition with Sterlings, Havertz and company.

6

Arsenal

Aubameyang (63.75 million euros)

Dormund lost their two stars in two consecutive winters, because if they sold the American in January 2019, last winter they were left without the Gabonese. The London club paid more than €60 million for a striker who scored 40 goals in his last two seasons in Germany. At Arsenal he became a star, but his disciplinary problems and his problems with Arteta hastened his departure.

7

Manchester Utd

Bruno Fernandes (63 million euros)

Bruno Fernandes is one of the great players in the Portuguese League, who has been outstanding for many years and no European club believes that he can have that level in the higher league. Until United decided to shell out 63 million euros for the Portuguese midfielder. Since his arrival in Manchester, he has established himself as one of the leaders of the team and has brought back a certain illusion that was lost with the red devils. He currently has 149 games in Manchester, scoring 53 goals and dishing out 45 assists and is one of Ten Hag’s regulars.

8

shanghai port

Oscar (60 million euros)

Chelsea signed in 2012 one of the biggest Brazilian projections of the moment. He paid 32 million euros to Internacional for a playmaker who stood out and how in Brazil. But surprisingly, and after four and a half seasons, the player preferred the financial bet of the Chinese club to continue playing in Europe. A very controversial decision, which deprived us of the continued patronage of a great player. He is currently facing his sixth season with Shanghai Port in the Chinese league, where he has 51 goals and 70 assists in 170 games.

9

Atletico Madrid

Diego Costa (60 million euros)

After 3 and a half seasons at Chelsea, the relationship between the blues and the Spanish striker broke down and he decided to return to the club where he stood out the most. Atlético de Madrid regained what their striker was at a time when the market was the biggest in history, they paid 60 million for a Diego Costa who performed well in London but did not reach the numbers

10

Chelsea

Fernando Torres (58.5 million euros)

And we close the list with another Spanish striker. In this case, the boy decided to pack his bags from Liverpool, the club where he became one of the best strikers in the world, to London, to sign for Chelsea. This decision was highly criticized by Reds fans, but it was a good operation by the Anfield team, who sold Torres when they still had a big poster, but there were already signs of a drop in their level. And so, the ‘lad’ never produced a performance like he did during his years at Liverpool, and went through a severe drought, although he did manage to win the Champions League.