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“We all know Neymar’s transfer to PSG was the most expensive ever, but what is the highest numerical figure paid for a player?” asks Will Hughes. “Neymar’s transfer converted into Zimbabwean dollars doesn’t count. The transfer must have been paid for in that currency, and its value at the time.”

We begin our number-crunching quest in Vietnam, where Julian Unkel suggests Hoang Anh Gia Lai’s move from Datsakorn Thonglao to Muangthong United for 3.7bn Vietnamese dollars – around $200,000. Wez Hunter can quickly trump that, with a 12bn fee for Phuoc Tu, who moved from Thanh Hoa to Xuan Thanh.

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