The 10 South American players who have shaken up the transfer market

It is well known that South American players have a high level of skill, and this has been demonstrated for a long time with players like Pelé or Maradona. However, the quality of South American players continues to be maintained today with players like Messi or Neymar.

If we create a top 10 list of players who have generated the most money in transfer fees, in 10th place we have Luis Suárez, who has generated a total of 125 million EUR. This is due to his five consecutive transfers, with the highest being when he moved to Barcelona for 81.2 million EUR.

Moving higher up the list, in 5th place, we find James Rodríguez, who is currently the most valuable free agent with a value of 6 million EUR. In the past, he had several transfers, which allowed him to generate 148.6 million EUR. He became the most expensive Colombian player in history when he joined Real Madrid for 75 million EUR.

The third place is occupied by Ángel Di María, the current World Cup champion, who has generated 179 million EUR in four transfers, none of which exceeded 80 million EUR. Surprisingly, in the second place, we find Coutinho, who has experienced a decline in his career but has already generated 180.3 million EUR. Barcelona paid the most for him, with a total of 135 million EUR.

The most expensive player 

South America has the most expensive player of all time and the second-highest money generator in the market, Neymar. He has moved 310 million EUR in just two transfers, the first from Barcelona for 88 million EUR and then to PSG for 222 million EUR, which remains the most expensive transfer of all time.