Updated for 2025-26. Spoiler: most of them didn't work out.
The transfer that broke football. PSG activated his release clause. Doubled the world record. Changed the transfer market forever.
Initially a loan, then made permanent. PSG built their project around him. He eventually left for Real Madrid on a free in 2024.
Barcelona paid a fortune. Coutinho flopped. Liverpool used the money to buy Alisson and Van Dijk. Won the Champions League. The worst deal in football history for Barca.
Signed as Neymar's replacement. Spent more time injured than playing. Eventually found form under Xavi, then left for PSG.
Went to Barca for €120M, never fit the system, returned to Atletico on loan. Another expensive Barcelona mistake.
Atletico broke their record for a 19-year-old. Inconsistent. Loaned to Chelsea and Barcelona. The potential was there, the consistency wasn't.
The most expensive British player ever. Won the Treble in his second season. Scored in the Champions League final. Worth it? City fans say yes.
Chelsea's record signing. Scored 15 goals. Gave a controversial interview. Loaned back to Inter. Then to Roma. One of the worst big-money signings ever.
World record at the time. Six inconsistent years. Moments of brilliance mixed with frustration. Left on a free. Then got a doping ban.
Arrived overweight. Suffered 16 injuries in 4 years. Played 76 games. Scored 7 goals. The biggest flop in Real Madrid history.