The incredible XI Monaco sold for over €600 million

Monaco has sold some fantastic players over the years

Midfielders

Tiémoué Bakayoko - Sold to Chelsea for €40m in 2017

Tiémoué Bakayoko is one of the very few players who struggled at a new club after leaving Monaco for a hefty fee.

Bakayoko formed a devastating partnership with Fabinho in the heart of the Monaco midfield and their combined breakup play and positioning gave the forwards more freedom to wreak havoc.

After playing 92 times for Monaco, he was sold to Chelsea for €40m as a replacement for Nemanja Matic. He’s now on loan at Milan and the Serie A side has the option to sign him permanently for €35m next summer.

James Rodriguez - Sold to Real Madrid for €76m in 2014

James Rodriguez was one of Monaco’s big signings of 2013 after getting promoted and they paid €45 million to Porto for his services. In his only season with Monaco, James scored 10 goals and assisted 12 more in 38 games. He also topped the Ligue 1 assist table that season.

After his heroics at the 2014 FIFA World Cup which won him the tournament’s Golden Boot, his price shot up and Real Madrid paid €76m for him. Even today, it is the second highest fee Monaco has received for a player.

Bernardo Silva - Sold to Manchester City for €50m in 2017

Silva has thrived in a midfield role this season at Manchester City

Monaco’s scouts deserve a lot of credit for identifying top talent. When Monaco signed Bernardo Silva in 2014, he had only played thrice for Benfica’s senior team. However, they took him on loan initially before permanently signing him for €15.75m a few months later.

When Monaco won the league title in 2016/17, Silva scored eight goals and assisted nine more in 37 games. He was sold to Manchester City in 2017 for €50m but maybe, Monaco should have asked City for more money considering his form in England.

Honourable mentions - Yaya Toure (Free Agent), Miguel Veloso (Genoa), Geoffrey Kondogbia (Valencia) and Joao Moutinho (Wolverhampton Wanderers)

Edited by Sripad