The most expensive goalkeepers in the world
After joining Liverpool, Alisson Becker surpassed the legendary Gianluigi Buffon to become the goalkeeper with the highest transfer value in history. Besides, many other goalkeepers are also recorded with sky-high transfer values in this year's transfer period.
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| 1. Bernd Leno (Arsenal, £19.3m):With Petr Cech's form declining and David Ospina never showing his solidity in goal, Arsenal rushed to recruit a new goalkeeper in the summer of 2018. Filtering through a series of candidates, the "Gunners" decided to recruit Bernd Leno from Bayer Leverkusen. |
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| To get the nod from Leverkusen, Arsenal agreed to pay 19.3 million pounds. This is considered a suitable price for the level and development potential of goalkeeper Leno in the future. In the Bundesliga 2017/18 season, Leno made an average of 2.1 saves/match. Leno is only 26 years old, still has a whole future ahead of him. |
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| 2. Jordan Pickford (Everton, £25m):Many fans and experts exclaimed the word "crazy" when Everton recruited goalkeeper Pickford from Sunderland for a price of up to 25 million pounds. For a fairly good team in the Premier League like Everton, they could use that amount of money to recruit a good midfielder or striker. |
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| However, Pickford himself has erased the prejudices about himself by always showing excellent performance on the field. The 24-year-old goalkeeper played all 38 matches in the Premier League, making an average of 3.2 successful saves/match. |
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| 3. Ederson (Man City, £34.7 million):In the summer of 2017, Ederson joined the Etihad Stadium from Benfica for a transfer fee of £34.7 million. Ederson was the most expensive goalkeeper in the Premier League at the time, but could not surpass the transfer value of the legendary Buffon. |
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| In the 2017/18 season, Ederson took the starting position in the Man City goal, and played very well. Coach Pep Guardiola rated Ederson as one of the most important factors contributing to the championship trophy of the blue half of Manchester. Ederson's strengths lie in his ability to play with his feet skillfully and his incredible reflexes. |
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| 4. Gianluigi Buffon (Juventus, £45.4m):Buffon joined Juventus from Parma in 2001 for £45.4 million. Until the summer of 2018, Buffon was still the most valuable goalkeeper in the world. |
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| Juventus spent a lot of money to get Buffon's signature. In return, the "spider man" of Turin devoted all his best to the team, even when Juventus had to play in Serie B in 2006. In the summer of 2018, Buffon decided to leave Juventus when he realized he was no longer capable of contributing. He will continue his career in PSG's shirt. |
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| 5. Alisson Becker (Liverpool, £67m):A series of reputable sources confirmed that Liverpool almost reached an agreement to recruit goalkeeper Alisson Becker from AS Roma for a price of 67 million pounds. This means that Alisson surpassed Buffon to become the most expensive goalkeeper in the world. |
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| In the 2017/18 season, Alisson played brilliantly for Roma, especially in the Champions League with an average of 3.8 successful saves/match. Thanks to that, Alisson beat Ederson to take the number 1 position in the goal of the Brazilian team at the 2018 World Cup. Alisson was a timely addition to Liverpool when Simon Mignolet and Loris Karius took turns making fatal mistakes. |
