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The second €100 million transfer of the summer is completed. Star striker Romelu Lukaku is leaving Italian champions Inter Milan to join Champions League winners Chelsea. According to media reports, €115 million will be due for the 28-year-old Belgian – only Jack Grealish, who had joined Manchester City for €117.5 million, was even more expensive in the current transfer window.
With the newly added transfer fee, Lukaku replaces Neymar as the player who has switched clubs for the highest cumulative transfer fees in football history. The Brazilian generated €310.2 million. With now €327.56 million, Lukaku moves up from third to first place and – besides Neymar – also surpasses Cristiano Ronaldo (€230 million).
Lukaku & Co. – Players with the highest cumulative transfer fees
16 Paulinho – Transfers: 7 – Fees: 126.8M
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15 Hernán Crespo – Transfers: 4 – Fees: €126.9M
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14 João Félix – Transfers: 1 – Fees: €127.2M
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13 James Rodríguez – Transfers: 5 – Fees: €140.6M
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12 Kylian Mbappé – Transfers: 1 – Fees: €145.0M
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11 Eden Hazard – Transfers: 2 – Fees: €150.0M
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10 Gonzalo Higuaín – Transfers: 5 – Fees: €159.0M
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9 Philippe Coutinho – Transfers: 4 – Fees: €160.3M
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8 Zlatan Ibrahimovic – Transfers: 7 – Fees: €169.1M
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7 Ousmane Dembélé – Transfers: 2 – Fees: €170.0M
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6 Antoine Griezmann – Transfers: 2 – Fees: €174.0M
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5 Ángel Di María – Transfers: 4 – Fees: €179.0M
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4 Álvaro Morata – Transfers: 6 – Fees: €189.0M
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3 Cristiano Ronaldo – Transfers: 3 – Fees: €230.0M
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2 Neymar – Transfers: 2 – Fees: €310.2M
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1 Romelu Lukaku – Transfers: 5 – Fees: €327.6M
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The forward set two further records. In addition to the most expensive sale of a Serie A club – this place belonged to Paul Pogba, who had moved from Juventus to Manchester United for €105 million five years ago – Lukaku is also the new record signing at Chelsea. This position was previously held by Kai Havertz and goalkeeper Kepa with €80 million each. Furthermore, Lukaku joins a group of now twelve players who have cost at least €100 million.
Record signing: Lukaku’s return to Chelsea brings him full circle
For the Belgian, who has reportedly reached an agreement with the Londoners for a net annual salary of €12 million, earning €4.5 million more than at the Nerazzurri, his return completes a circle. On August 8, 2011, almost exactly ten years ago, Lukaku made his first move to Stamford Bridge as an 18-year-old from youth club RSC Anderlecht. He was unable to live up to the high expectations at the time and eventually left the club for Everton in 2014 after just 15 senior appearances without scoring and two loan spells.
Lukaku in top 10 twice – The most expensive Premier League signings
23 – Tanguy Ndombélé | 19/20 from Lyon to Tottenham for €60M
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23 – Anthony Martial | 15/16 from Monaco to Man United for €60M
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23 – Naby Keita | 18/19 from Leipzig to Liverpool for €60M
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22 – Alisson | 18/19 from AS Rom to Liverpool for €62.5M
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21 – Rodri | 19/20 from Atlético to Man City for €62.7M
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20 – Raheem Sterling | 15/16 from Liverpool to Man City for €63.7M
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19 – Pierre-E. Aubameyang | 17/18 from BVB to Arsenal for €63.75M
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18 – Christian Pulisic | 18/19 from BVB to Chelsea for €64M
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16 – Aymeric Laporte | 17/18 from Bilbao to Man City for €65M
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16 – Joao Cancelo | 19/20 from Juventus to Man City for €65M
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15 – Alvaro Morata | 17/18 from Real Madrid to Chelsea for €66M
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14 – Riyad Mahrez | 18/19 from Leicester to Man City for €67.8M
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13 – Rúben Dias | 20/21 from Benfica to Man City for €68M
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12 – Ángel Di María | 14/15 from Real Madrid to Man United for €75M
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11 – Kevin de Bruyne | 15/16 from Wolfsburg to Man City for €76M
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10 – Kepa | 18/19 from Bilbao to Chelsea for €80M
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9 – Nicolas Pépé | 19/20 from Lille to Arsenal for €80M
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8 – Kai Havertz | 20/21 from B. Leverkusen to Chelsea for €80M
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7 – Virgil van Dijk | 17/18 from Southampton to Liverpool for €84.65M
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6 – Romelu Lukaku | 17/18 from Everton to Man United for €84.7M
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5 Jadon Sancho | 20/21 from Dortmund to Man United for €85M
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4 – Harry Maguire | 19/20 from Leicester to Man United for €87M
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3 – Paul Pogba | 16/17 from Juventus to Man United for €105M
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2 – Romelu Lukaku | 21/22 from Inter Milan to Chelsea for €115M
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For Inter, the 98-time international played 95 matches, in which he scored 64 times and also provided 16 assists. Before Lukaku, the financially troubled Italians had already lost head coach Antonio Conte, who left the club, and Achraf Hakimi (to PSG).
“For Inter, this is a big blow because the coach (Simone Inzaghi), the management, and especially the fans had actually assumed that they would start the season with the current team. But in the current financial situation in which football and especially the club’s owners find themselves, such an offer could hardly be turned down,” Jatin Dietl, Transfermarkt Area Manager Italy, explains. Nevertheless, the “mood of the fans towards the Chinese owner has reached rock bottom.”
Lukaku 4th – The most valuable centre-forwards
12 – André Silva I 25 I RB Leipzig I Market value: €45M
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12 – Dominic Calvert-Lewin I 24 I Everton I Market value: €45M
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10 – Roberto Firmino | 29 | Liverpool | Market value: €50M
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10 – Victor Osimhen | 22 | Napoli | Market value: €50M
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9 – Richarlison | 24 | Everton | Market value: €55M
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7 – Gabriel Jesus | 24 | Man City | Market value: €60M
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7 – Robert Lewandowski | 32 | Bayern | Market value: €60M
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6 – Timo Werner | 25 | Chelsea | Market value: €65M
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5 – Lautaro Martínez | 23 | Inter | Market value: €80M
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4 – Romelu Lukaku | 28 | Inter | Market value: €100M
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3 – Harry Kane | 28 | Tottenham | Market value: €120M
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2 – Erling Haaland | 21 | BVB | Market value: €130M
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