The world’s most expensive XI

Gonzalo Higuain has completed his big-money move from Napoli to Juventus.

The Argentina international signed a four-year contract with the Serie A champions on Tuesday, worth £6.3m per season. 

The £75.3m fee, an Italian football record, is also the third most expensive transfer of all-time, behind only Cristiano Ronaldo and Gareth Bale’s moves to Real Madrid.

Let’s take a look at where Higuain fits into our most expensive XI…

We start in goal with Juventus and Italy legend Gianluigi Buffon, who moved from Parma to Juventus for £32.6m in 2001 and remains the most expensive goalkeeper 15 years later.

His defence is marshalled by David Luiz, who left Chelsea for Paris Saint-Germain in a £40m deal, and Rio Ferdinand, who crossed the Pennines for £29.1m to join Manchester United from Leeds United in 2002.

The full-back positions are occupied by Lilian Thuram and Luke Shaw. Former France international Thuram left Parma for Juve alongside team-mate Buffon, while Shaw became …

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