Portuguese striker Cristiano Ronaldo leads the way Saudi victoryThe list of the 5 most expensive strikers in the world in terms of transfer value, after they crossed the 31-year barrier, i.e. when they entered the final years of their professional careers.
The Madeira Rocket has been awarded this honor, according to data from the websiteTransfer Market“The famous, after completing his transfer in 2018 from Real Madrid to Juventus for 117 million euros.
And it was The Portuguese star At that time, he was (33) years old, having spent 3 seasons in Turin, before joining Manchester United in an emotional return, and from there he surprised the world by moving to the Saudi League through Al-Nasr, after which a qualitative shift in football in the Kingdom began.
Since then, Cristiano Ronaldo’s value has gradually decreased due to his advancing age, and is now limited to only 15 million euros, and as a result he has left the list of the 500 most expensive players in the world at the present time.
Cristiano Ronaldo is the most expensive veteran striker
In second place after Ronaldo, Polish striker Robert Lewandowski came in. Barcelona, SpainAfter moving to the Catalan club in 2022, coming from Bayern Munich for (45) million euros, at the age of (33) years, then the Argentine Gabriel Batistuta came in third place after moving in 2000 from Fiorentina to Roma for (36.2) million euros, at the age of (31) years.
As for the fourth place, it was occupied by the German striker, Niclas Füllkrug, who shone brightly in Euro 2024, as he completed his transfer this summer from Borussia Dortmund to West Ham United of England at the age of (31) years, for (27) million euros.
In fifth place came the Frenchman Antoine Griezmann, who returned in last summer’s Mercato to Atletico Madrid after a disappointing journey in Barcelona, in a deal that came at the age of 32, and for a financial value of (22) million euros.
It is noteworthy that the “Madeira Rocket” has another distinctive statistic, as he ranks seventh among the most expensive veteran strikers to transfer, at the age of (36) years, after leaving Juventus for Manchester United for (17) million euros.
