World's top 10 transfers

It is a world record fee for a defender and puts the Dutchman in the top 10 of the world's most expensive transfers:

1. Neymar, Barcelona to Paris Saint-Germain, 2017, £200.6 million
2. Ousmane Dembele, Borussia Dortmund to Barcelona, 2017, £96.8mn
3. Paul Pogba, Juventus to Manchester United, 2016, £89mn
4. Gareth Bale, Tottenham to Real Madrid, 2013, £85.3mn
5. Cristiano Ronaldo, Manchester United to Real Madrid, 2009, £80mn
6. Gonzalo Higuain, Napoli to Juventus, 2016, £75.3mn
7. Romelu Lukaku, Everton to Manchester United, 2017, £75mn
8. Virgil van Dijk, Southampton to Liverpool, 2018, £75mn
9. Luis Suarez, Liverpool to Barcelona, 2014, £65mn
10. James Rodriguez, Monaco to Real Madrid, 2014, £63mn