The most expensive transfers across the top 5 European football leagues (July 2019)

FC Barcelona unveil new player, Antoine Griezmann

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Atletico Madrid: Joao Felix (Striker - £113 million)

From all indications, Atletico Madrid has a knack for signing attacking gems. They'll be hoping their latest acquisition follows in the footsteps of Fernando Torres, Kun Aguero, Radamel Falcao, and Antoine Griezmann.

The 19-year-old who was reportedly courted by the biggest clubs in Europe, finally, put pen to paper on a mammoth 7 year deal with Atleti. The highly-rated teen is expected to fill the void left by Antoine Griezmann.

He made his first-team debut for Benfica last term, scoring 15 goals in 21 starts. Joao Felix has become the 4th most expensive football transfer of all time, as well as Atletico's most expensive recruit.

Barcelona: Antoine Griezmann (Striker - £107.6 million)

The long-running transfer saga that is Antoine Griezmann to Barca finally reached an epic conclusion with the 28-year-old finally jumping ship.

The Frenchman put pen to paper on a 5-year deal that will see him at the Catalan club till summer 2024. However, there is a new twist in the tale.

Atletico Madrid claims Barca still owe them a whopping €80 million, insisting that Griezmann and the Catalan giants had a deal in place before July 2019, when the clause was still set at €200 million. In a statement the club said,

“Atlético de Madrid believes that the amount deposited is insufficient to meet its rescission clause, since it is obvious that the commitment of the player and that of Football Club Barcelona was closed before the aforementioned clause was reduced from €200m to €120m [on 1 July],”

“It was also prior to the date on which the clause was modified the communication that the player made on 14 May announcing his disengagement from the club.”

However, the Spanish champions claim they only started negotiating with the French star on July 4.

Grab your popcorns, this could get very interesting.

Real Madrid: Eden Hazard (Winger - £88.5 million)

Real Madrid unveil new signing, Eden Hazard

After months of openly flirting with the Spanish giants, Eden Hazard finally sealed his dream move to Real Madrid. The Belgian joins the capital club after a very successful spell at Chelsea, where he inspired them to 2 Premier League titles, a League Cup, an FA Cup, and 2 Europa League titles.

Real Madrid is undergoing a massive rebuild, and Hazard joins on the heels of Rodrygo, Eder Militao, and Luka Jovic. The Belgian will also link up with Real Madrid legend, Zinedine Zidane, who shares a mutual admiration for Hazard.

Eden Hazard will wear the 23 shirt made famous by NBA legend, Michael Jordan, as well as David Beckham at the Spanish capital club.