11 most expensive footballers based on cumulative transfer spending

With Argentinian international Angel di Maria officially completing his £44-million move from Manchester United to Paris Saint-Germain, he became the world’s most expensive footballer in terms of money spent by various clubs to secure his services.The cumulative transfer amount spent on Di Maria by Benfica, Real Madrid, United and now PSG comes up to £132.7m which trumps any other footballer on the planet.The top 11 list based on cumulative transfer spending features several journeymen strikers as well as three current Galacticos. While neither Chelsea, nor Manchester United boast a current player on this list, they have some former players that make it.Here is a look at the top 11.

#11 David Luiz (75.3 million)

PSG signed Luiz from Chelsea for a fee of 50m, the highest for a defender

The unorthodox centre back may not be everybodys first pick, but that hasnt stopped clubs like PSG and Chelsea spending big on the Brazil international. Luiz started out his youth career at Sao Paulo in 1999 before being released by the club two years later. He moved to Vitoria where he began playing as a defensive midfielder before being shifted to central defense.

His impressive performances at the back prompted Portuguese club Benfica to sign Luiz, initially on a loan deal before making the transfer permanent in 2007 for a fee of 0.35 million. He was named thePortuguese Liga Player of the Year for the 2009/10 season and Chelsea came calling the following summer.

Luiz moved to Stamford Bridge for a sum of25 million. His sometimes erratic, sometimes brilliant performances never went down well with new Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho and when PSG made an astonishing offer of50m, the highest transfer amount for a defender, he was happy to let go of Luiz.

The move was completed before the 2014 World Cup in his home country and it remains a wonder if Luiz would have commanded the same price after his performances in the tournament, especially the shocking 7-1 loss to Germany.

No	From	To	Transfer fee
1	Vitoria	Benfica	0.35m
2	Benfica	Chelsea	25m
3	Chelsea	PSG	50m
Total fee			75.3 million