Top 5 release clauses in football

#4 Gareth Bale, Luka Modric, Toni Kroos, Dani Ceballos - £443m

Bale is Real Madrid's most expensive signing

Real Madrid may not be performing well in the 2017-18 season, but they certainly value their players a lot. With a number of players signing contract extensions, their updated release clauses have been inserted to make sure that Madrid won't lose their prized assets to domestic rivals or other clubs in Europe.

With Neymar's transfer proving that even the most ridiculous amount of money is payable, Real Madrid seems to have taken a precautionary step with their players, by setting up extremely high release clauses.

With Gareth Bale attracting attention from England, where he proved himself to be a devastating forward with Tottenham Hotspur before moving to Spain for a record fee, a high release clause is quite a conscious decision.

The duo of Luka Modric and Toni Kroos is often considered the best midfield partnership in today's footballing world.

With the duo making multiple appearances in the FIFA Team of the Year and helping Madrid to silverware with dominating and enthralling performances, it is quite a sensible move by Madrid to provide their praised midfielders with lavish contracts and also to tie them to the club for as long as possible.

Dani Ceballos, the 21-year-old Spaniard, who was recently signed from Real Betis, has shown his quality on the pitch many times but only time will tell if he deserves such a high buyout clause.