NUMBERS | Is Lyle Foster South Africa's most expensive soccer player transfer ever?

South African football was under the brightest spotlight in recent times as Lyle Foster secured a big money move to England's Championship log leaders Burnley on Wednesday for an undisclosed fee.

If reports are to believed, the fee is in the range of €7 million (R131 million), which could rise to €10 million (R187 million) if the Clarets are promoted to the Premier League, which would make him the most expensive South African footballer in history.

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South Africa has had many talented footballers ply their trade overseas with varying success such as the legendary Benni McCarthy, Steven Pienaar and most recently Percy Tau.

Here News24 Sport takes a look at the most expensive South African transfer fees around Europe: 

Bafana Bafana's all-time top goal scorer, Benni McCarthy, was South Africa's highest transfer fee when he left Dutch giants Ajax to join Spanish side Celta Vigo for €6 million (R111.6 million) back in 1999.

He also made a big money move to join Blackburn Rovers for €2.5 million (R46.5 million) back in 2006.

If we were to add inflation to those very numbers in today's market, McCarthy's price tag would look a whole lot different.

According to an inflation tool, McCarthy's move to Celta Vigo would cost a whopping R182 million in today's exchange rate, higher than Foster's current price tag of €7 million (R131 million).

Steven Pienaar enjoyed relative success in England by plying his trade for English Premiership giants Everton and Tottenham Hotspur.

After joining Tottenham from Everton back in 2011, he moved back to the Merseyside club in 2012 in a fee worth €5.57 million (R103 million), which could effectively be €6.9 million (R128