Manchester City’s new boy, Riyad Mahrez, is now the second most expensive African player ever.
Mahrez completed his £60million transfer deal from Leicester City this week.
Although the Algerian winger moved ahead of Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang who joined Arsenal in January, he was unable to topple Cedric Bakambu.
Former Villareal striker Bakambu, 27, cost Chinese Super League club, Beijing Guoan, £65million
Here are the top 10 most expensive African footballers currently:
1. Cedric Bakambu (Villarreal > Beijing Guoan) – £65 million
2. Riyad Mahrez (Leicester City > Manchester City) – £60 million
3. Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Borussia Dortmund > Arsenal) – £56 million
4. Naby Keita (RasenBallsport Leipzig > Liverpool) – £52.75 million
5. Mohamed Salah (AS Roma > Liverpool) – £36.9 million
6. Sadio Mane (Southampton > Liverpool) – £35 million
7. Eric Bailly (Villarreal > Manchester United) – £30 million
8. Islam Slimani (Sporting Lisbon > Leicester City) – £29.5 million including add-ons
9. Wilfried Bony (Swansea City > Manchester City) – £28 million
10. Emmanuel Adebayor (Arsenal > Manchester City) – £25 million
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