Gianluigi Donnarumma joins PSG: What are the most valuable free transfers in history?

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·15 July 2021

Gianluigi Donnarumma joins PSG: What are the most valuable free transfers in history?

Gianluigi Donnarumma is officially a Paris Saint-Germain player.

On Wednesday evening, the French club announced the signing of the 22-year-old on a free transfer, with the goalkeeper penning a five-year deal.

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Donnarumma's arrival comes just a matter of days after his heroic performance for Italy in the Euro 2020 final versus England.

The former AC Milan man saved two penalties in the shootout at Wembley to help secure the trophy for his country and was then named as the Player of the Tournament by UEFA.

Donnarumma is one of the very best in the business right now and at the age of just 22, the heir to Gianluigi Buffon's throne is only going to get better.

Signing him on a free transfer will almost certainly prove to be a masterstroke by PSG in the years to come and the deal is already a historic one.

Why you ask?

Well, because Donnarumma can now lay claim to being the most valuable free transfer in the history of football.

The Italian is currently worth €60 million over on Transfermarkt, which is €5 million more than the second-most valuable ever - according to the stats-based website's previous ranking.

So let's take a look at the 35 most valuable free transfers in history...

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Henrikh Mkhitaryan to Roma - €20m

Dani Parejo to Villarreal - €20m

Mario Balotelli to Brescia - €20m

Diego Godin to Inter Milan - €20m