Football: World's Most Expensive 11

Township Football near Cape Town-2010 FIFA World Cup

Football has always been a huge thing for the people, it's not just a game its an emotion. Nowadays whether it is a big league or a small league no one actually cares since they love the game "Football", that's the reason football is the most watched game in the world. All the football fans are crazy about the game and will do anything and everything to see and play the game.

As football grew, so did the players and their money. We have seen a lot of money spent on players, some might think its ridiculous and some might feel its a fair amount. Now let us take a look at the world's most expensive eleven:


Defenders:

Aymeric Laporte

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Laporte is a talented defender who joined Manchester City in January 2018. He started his career with Basconia and later on joined Athletic Bilbo in 2012, he went on to play on more than 150 matches for them. Now after a six-year-long stint with Bilbo he came to Manchester City on a huge sum of £57 million and this is a record-breaking figure for both the teams.

David Luiz

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David Luiz is a familiar name for everyone and he has been one of the best defenders especially, in his time. He has played 56 matches for Brazil and has been a wall that does not break. Luiz used to play for Chelsea till 2014 and later on he was sold to Paris Saint Germain. Then in 2016, Chelsea brought him back for an amount of £34 million and now he still with them.

Virgil van Dijk

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He is a centre-back who plays for Liverpool and his country, Netherlands. Van Dijk started his career with Groningen and later on, he played for Celtic and Southampton. He later caught Liverpool's attention on January 2018, they later went on to sign him for £75 million and now he has already played 22 matches for Liverpool and has done a good job.

Midfielders:

Gareth Bale

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Gareth Bale is an amazing player who can play both as a forward as well as an attacking midfielder. Bale started his career with Southampton at 2006 and went on to join Tottenham Hotspur. He played with them for six years and has 203 appearances for them. In 2013, he joined Real Madrid for €100 million but he never went on to become their star player because of his injuries. Now since Ronaldo has left, he has a chance to become their star and take over Real Madrid.

Paul Pogba

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Paul Pogba is known for many things, his dressing style, his hairstyle, his attitude, his game and what not. Pogba started his career with Manchester United at 2011 but only played three matches for them and was later on sold to Juventus, where he became a star. He played 178 matches for them scoring 35 goals in it and Manchester United regretted selling him, so brought him back at 2016 for an amount of €105 million.

Philippe Coutinho

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Coutinho is a Brazilian attacking midfielder who also plays for Barcelona now. He started his career with Inter Milan but did not find much success and went on to join Liverpool, where he established himself. He played more than 150 matches in the five years with Liverpool and later on, Barcelona brought him for a huge sum of €147 million with various clauses being met. He is now one of the main players in Barcelona.

Ousmane Dembele

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Dembele is just 21 years old and he is one of the future stars. He was there in the World Cup winning squad of France at such a young age which shows us his potential. He started playing for Rennes at the beginning of his career and later joined Borussia Dortmund. Then in 2017 Barcelona signed this youngster for an amount of €105 million plus add-ons of €30 million.

Forwards:

Neymar Jr

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Neymar is seen as one of the best players in the world and he also holds the world record for the most expensive transfer ever which is €222 million for the switch from Barcelona to Paris Saint Germain. That's a lot of money for a single player but did he play well for them, yes he did. Last season he played 30 matches for them and scored 28 goals, which is really great. Now Neymar will be hoping to become a better player and reach the level of Messi and Ronaldo, which is not so easy.

Cristiano Ronaldo

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Cristiano Ronaldo, the name says it all, he does not need any introduction at all. He joined Sporting CP as his first club and later on moved to Machester United, where Ronaldo made a name for himself. Then in 2009, Real Madrid brought him in and nine years later he is their club legend, he has scored 450 goals in 438 matches. A few weeks ago Ronaldo has moved to Juventus for an amount of €100 million, which is a big amount for a 33-year-old.

Kylian Mbappe

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This teenage sensation has the talent to become one of the best in the business. Many have become his fans after watching him play especially after the World Cup, this 19-year-old played every match for France and even scored a few goals. Mbappe started his career with Monaco at the age of 16 and last year he was sent on a loan to PSG and played really well and from this year he will be playing for them after their €145 million transfer plus €35 million in add-ons. This made him the second most expensive player in the world and the most expensive teenager, he is one to watch out for in the near future.

Goalkeeper:

Alisson Becker

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Alisson is a Brazilan who plays for his country as their main goalkeeper. He started his career at Internacional and went on to play more than 100 matches. The 25-year-old was later brought by Roma for a fee of 7.5 million euros and now recently he went to Liverpool for a huge sum of €72.5 million, which made him the most expensive goalkeeper in football history.


These eleven players are really amazing and are the most expensive players for a reason, so don't forget to take a look at them when you see them play in the future. This is how the World's most expensive eleven would like in their positions:

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Edited by Zeeshan Ali
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