{"id":1358917,"date":"2026-09-09T17:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-09-09T16:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/?p=1358917"},"modified":"2026-09-09T16:14:17","modified_gmt":"2026-09-09T15:14:17","slug":"football-transfer-fees-quiz","status":"publish","type":"quizzes","link":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/quizzes\/football-transfer-fees-quiz\/","title":{"rendered":"Higher or lower quiz: Which football transfer cost more?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>The transfer window can truly be silly season at times.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">While clubs hunt for a bargain when looking to sign new players, sometimes they do have to pay over the odds. And high transfer fees have become regular in recent years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">There have been 16 transfers costing \u00a3100m or over, which have all come in the last nine years. Some fans find it easy to remember high transfer fees, used as a stick with which to beat players if they don&#8217;t live up to high expectations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But how good is your knowledge? And can you remember which player cost more in our 10 selected matchups, focusing on their initial fees? Test yourself with our football quiz below.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"riddle2-wrapper\" data-is-qzzr=\"false\" data-rid-id=\"hTJLEQQA\" data-auto-scroll=\"true\" data-auto-scroll-offset=\"1\" data-is-fixed-height-enabled=\"false\" data-bg=\"#fff\" data-fg=\"#00205b\" style=\"margin:0 auto; max-width:100%; width:640px;\" ><script src=\"https:\/\/www.riddle.com\/embed\/build-embedjs\/embedV2.js\"><\/script><iframe title=\"Higher or lower: Transfer fee edition\" src=\"https:\/\/www.riddle.com\/embed\/a\/hTJLEQQA?lazyImages=true&#038;staticHeight=false\" allow=\"autoplay\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin\"><section data-block=\"SingleChoice\"><h3><\/h3><ul><li>Kylian Mbappe to PSG<\/li><li>Neymar to PSG<\/li><\/ul><\/section><section data-block=\"SingleChoice\"><h3><\/h3><ul><li>Gareth Bale to Real Madrid<\/li><li>Cristiano Ronaldo to Real Madrid<\/li><\/ul><\/section><section data-block=\"SingleChoice\"><h3><\/h3><ul><li>Moises Caicedo to Chelsea<\/li><li>Enzo Fernandez to Chelsea<\/li><\/ul><\/section><section data-block=\"SingleChoice\"><h3><\/h3><ul><li>Jadon Sancho to Man Utd<\/li><li>Romelu Lukaku to Man Utd<\/li><\/ul><\/section><section data-block=\"SingleChoice\"><h3><\/h3><ul><li>Sandro Tonali to Tottenham<\/li><li>Mateus Fernandes to Tottenham<\/li><\/ul><\/section><section data-block=\"SingleChoice\"><h3><\/h3><ul><li>Ousmane Dembele to Barcelona<\/li><li>Antoine Griezmann to Barcelona<\/li><\/ul><\/section><section data-block=\"SingleChoice\"><h3><\/h3><ul><li>Kevin De Bruyne to Man City<\/li><li>Rodri to Man City<\/li><\/ul><\/section><section data-block=\"SingleChoice\"><h3><\/h3><ul><li>Zlatan Ibrahimovic to AC Milan<\/li><li>Zlatan Ibrahimovic to Inter Milan<\/li><\/ul><\/section><section data-block=\"SingleChoice\"><h3><\/h3><ul><li>Angel Di Maria to Man Utd<\/li><li>Angel Di Maria to PSG<\/li><\/ul><\/section><section data-block=\"SingleChoice\"><h3><\/h3><ul><li>Kai Havertz to Arsenal<\/li><li>Kai Havertz to Chelsea<\/li><\/ul><\/section><\/iframe><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"link-riddle wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.riddle.com\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"blank\">Quiz Maker<\/a> &#8211; powered by Riddle<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The transfer window can truly be silly season at times. 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