Manchester United's Romelu Lukaku in world's top 10 combined transfer fees

By Adam Smith

Romelu Lukaku has become the fourth most expensive player in history for combined transfer fees after completing his big-money move from Everton to Manchester United.

Clubs have now spent £117.78m on the Belgium international, with Chelsea spending £12.75m in 2011 and Everton splashing £30.06m three years ago following a loan spell that also cost the Toffees £2.98m, according to transfermarkt.

Paris Saint-Germain winger Angel Di Maria is the world's most expensive player with combined transfer fees of £152.15m after joining Benfica for £6.80m (2007), Real Madrid for £28.05m (2010), Manchester United for £63.75m (2014) and PSG for £53.55m after just one season at Old Trafford.

Image: Paris Saint-Germain's Angel Di Maria is the world's most expensive player for combined transfer fees

Lukaku is set to fill the boots of released striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic in Manchester after the Swede suffered a long-term knee injury - but the departed 35-year-old ranks second for all-time combined fees totalling £143.74m.

Ibrahimovic joined Ajax from Malmo for £6.63m in 1999, moving to Juventus for £13.60m in 2004, before moves to Inter (£21.08m), Barcelona (£59.08m), AC Milan (£5.10m loan fee and £20.40m) and PSG (£17.85m). He moved to United on a free transfer last summer.

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Image: Zlatan Ibrahimovic ranks second for all-time combined transfer fees

Juventus striker Gonzalo Higuain ranks ahead of Lukaku in third with transfers totalling £119.85m, followed by James Rodriguez - who completed a two-year loan move from Real Madrid to Bayern Munich on Tuesday - in fifth place on £116.99m.

Retired duo Nicolas Anelka (£108.26m) and Hernan Crespo (£101.38m) rank sixth and seventh - despite Chelsea being the most recent club to pay for the players in 2008 and 2003, respectively.

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Barcelona striker Luis Suarez (£99.04m) makes the chart in eighth place, followed by retired Argentina midfielder Juan Sebastian Veron (£98.60m) - who is the fourth United player to make the top 10 - and Real Madrid's Gareth Bale (£98.35m).

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