Highest combined transfer fees as Cristiano Ronaldo, Neymar and Romelu Lukaku make top 10

The top 10 players in the world with the highest cumulative transfer fees throughout their careers have been revealed, with Chelsea flop Romelu Lukaku topping the charts ahead of Neymar and Cristiano Ronaldo.

The Belgian striker recently completed a loan move back to Inter Milan after a nightmare 10-month spell at Stamford Bridge. And the £10m loan fee paid by the Nerazzurri has seen the striker overtake Neymar as the world's most expensive player when adding up all of his combined moves.

The 29-year-old cost the Blues a club-record £97.5million fee in August 2021, the second-highest transfer fee in English history, but ultimately he struggled in his debut campaign and managed just eight Premier League goals in 26 appearances for the Blues.

Despite his struggles, Lukaku can claim his part in convincing clubs to spend a total of €333.6m (£285.8m) on him after moving clubs on six occasions, according to data from 90Min.

Chelsea paid £18m to Anderlecht to sign the wonderkid in 2011, but he failed to score in any of his first 12 appearances before moving to Everton for £28m in 2014 following an impressive loan spell.

Three years later, Lukaku was on the move again after sealing a £75m deal to join Manchester United. But after falling out of favour under Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, Inter rescued him by financing a £74m transfer in 2019 to boost his transfer total.

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And the move to Chelsea, his most expensive yet, saw him leapfrog the likes of Neymar and Ronaldo to the top of the standings.

Neymar remains the world's most expensive player following his mammoth €222m (£198m) deal in 2017 that took him from Barcelona to Paris Saint-Germain.