Joao Felix Joins Al-Nassr, Becomes 4th Most Expensive Player Ever

JOAO FELIX has become the fourth most expensive player of all time in terms of career transfer fees.

The forward's £43.7million move from Chelsea to Saudi club Al-Nassr has pushed him above some of the world's most sought-after footballers in the rankings.

5 Joao Felix has jumped to fourth in the list of all time most expensive players based on cumulative transfer fees Credit: Getty

5 The Portuguese forward is joining Saudi outfit Al Nassr for £43.7million Credit: Instagram / @alnassr

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The fee takes the total value of the 25-year-old's career moves to £195m.

The Portuguese star broke through at Benfica before being snapped up by Atletico Madrid for a colossal £113m in 20 - the fourth most expensive single transfer of all time.

He had loan spells with Chelsea and Barcelona during his five years at Atleti.

Felix joined Chelsea permanently for £38.4m last year, but has been swiftly sold on after making little impact in the Premier League and failing to impress on loan with AC Milan .

He is set to receive £420,000 per week on a five-year deal at Al-Nassr, which is more than every Premier League player bar Erling Haaland .

He is in illustrious company at the top of the all time most expensive players list, which is topped by Brazilian superstar Neymar .

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He has generated £345m in transfer fees between moves to Barcelona, PSG and Al Hilal .

Felix's fellow Chelsea alumnus Romelu Lukaku sits in second with £318m spent on the Belgian across nine transfers, including notable spells at Man Utd, Chelsea and Inter Milan .

Cristiano Ronaldo is third, with £213m being paid for Felix's compatriot and new team-mate across his two spells at United, as well as moves to Real Madrid and Juventus .

Following up Felix in fifth is PSG star and Champions League winner Ousmane Dembele , whose moves to Borussia Dortmund , PSG and Barcelona were enough to generate £190m.

Journeyman Alvaro Morata and French star Antoine Griezmann take up sixth and seventh place with £180m and £178m respectively across their moves - both stars have featured heavily for Atletico Madrid.

A Man Utd duo take up eighth and ninth place in the form of Matthijs de Ligt and new signing Matheus Cunha .

5 Matheus Cunha netted his biggest transfer fee yet when he moved from Wolves to Man Utd in July Credit: Getty

5 Matthijs de Ligt was one of Europe's most desired defenders when he broke through as part of Ajax's 2018/19 squad which reached the Champions League semi-final Credit: Getty

De Ligt generated a frenzy of hype as a youngster at Ajax in the 2018/19 season which saw him produce £170m in fees across moves to Juventus, Bayern Munich and Utd.

New attacking recruit Matheus Cunha's £62.5m signing from Wolves takes his figure up to £166m total, bolstered by a previous move to Atletico.

Finally, ex- Liverpool ace Philippe Coutinho garnered £156m in fees during his career, thanks mostly to a monstrous £116m move to Barcelona in 2018.