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There's been big spending galore this summer, with the Saudi Pro League's emergence as a genuine destination for the game's top stars flooding the market with yet more money. There's even been a few transfers that have tipped over the €100 million mark.Jude Bellingham got the party started with his <a href="https://www.goal.com/en/lists/jude-bellingham-real-madrid-where-play-who-replace-right-fit/blt829c2f1d224a4706" target="_blank">Real Madrid switch</a>, and the England midfielder was soon joined in this exclusive club by his international team-mates Declan Rice and Harry Kane, while Moises Caicedo is the latest player to have cost a nine-figure fee. The clubs who have rolled the dice on these players will be keeping everything crossed that they prove to be smart additions, but is history on their side?Below, GOAL takes a look at the chaotic past of the €100m+ transfer, ranking every player who has ever moved for this amount of money as a HIT, MISS or something in between...<script type="application/json" data-placement="fcplayer-semantic">{"type":"fcplayer-semantic","data":{"embedCode":"//cdn.fcp.codes/embed-code-template/embed-code-template.js#SEMANTIC_5704afb8-c10b-4ba5-9cb4-d7fb6098ef90"}}</script>

Hit or Miss: From Gareth Bale and Paul Pogba to Cristiano Ronaldo and Neymar - every €100m+ transfer in football history

He's not universally popular with Real Madrid fans, but <a href="https://www.goal.com/en-gb/lists/ranking-gareth-bale-greatest-career-moments-destroying-maicon-san-siro-world-cup-heroics-wales-overhead-kick/blt613a9b76aa60d51f#csbbc697be2f7e2521" target="_blank">Gareth Bale's time in the Spanish capital was undoubtedly a success</a>. His eight-year stint at the club saw him win a frankly ridiculous five Champions League titles, with his outrageous overhead-kick turning the 2018 final against Liverpool in his side's favour.There was plenty of domestic honours too, with Bale helping Madrid to three La Liga titles and a Copa del Rey triumph in 2014. Again, the Welshman netted an iconic, winning goal in that final, exploding past Marc Bartra before finishing emphatically past Jose Pinto in the Barcelona goal.When you spell out his achievements like this, it's shocking that any Madridista would have a bad word to say about Bale. However, his love of the golf course, apparent reluctance to learn Spanish and drawn-out departure when injuries had lessened his effectiveness soured his relationship with the supporters.Still, this is a huge HIT in our book.

HIT: Gareth Bale (Tottenham to Real Madrid - €101m)

They say you should never go back and, in retrospect, both Paul Pogba and United will wish they heeded this advice. After coming through the Red Devils' youth system, the Frenchman established himself as one of the best midfielders in the world during a four-year spell at Juventus.After a fairly innocuous first season back at Old Trafford, Pogba showed what all the fuss was about during the 2017-18 and 2018-19 campaigns. He wasn't always perfect, but he produced plenty of magic moments that suggested he was the elite midfielder the Red Devils believed they had signed.After that, though, it all went downhill. Injuries restricted him to just 16 Premier League appearances the following season and Pogba never returned to his best again. The final years of his second spell at United turned nasty, with accusations being levelled at the World Cup winner regarding his apparent lack of professionalism.In 2022, he returned to another of his exes on a free transfer, this time Juventus. It's been even more disastrous, with injuries meaning he's barely kicked a ball for the Bianconeri so far.

MISS: Paul Pogba (Juventus to Manchester United - €105m)

Neymar's decision to leave Barcelona behind for PSG in 2017 is one of the most discussed and debated transfers of all time. For some, the move was a failure for both club and player. They point to Neymar's failure to secure a Champions League title for his new side and a Ballon d'Or for himself during his time in France as proof that he should've stayed at Camp Nou.It's an enticing argument, though it does ignore the Brazilian's superb goal record. He departed for Al-Hilal in 2023, having netted 118 times in 173 appearances for PSG, with his Ligue 1 strike-rate being particularly impressive.It's hard to shake the feeling that he should have achieved more, though. Whether because of the various niggling injuries he picked up, or the rather laissez-faire attitude present at Parc de Princes after he joined, Neymar never made more than 22 league appearances in a season during his PSG career.Is that really good enough for a world-record outlay? <a href="https://www.goal.com/en-gb/lists/neymar-threw-away-barcelona-great-saudi-arabia-transfer-psg-failure/blt4b2702bdafc3f4b3" target="_blank">Almost certainly not</a>.

MISS: Neymar (Barcelona to Paris Saint-Germain - €222m)

Replacing Neymar was never going to be easy, but <a href="https://www.goal.com/en/lists/pogba-coutinho-hazard-most-expensive-transfer-flops-football-history/blte0e8ded442f2c60d" target="_blank">Barcelona definitely backed the wrong horse in Ousmane Dembele</a>. Although his talent has never been in question and the Frenchman had some good spells for the Blaugrana, his time at the club was plagued by wild inconsistency.Numerous reports emerged over the course of his Barca career that alleged Dembele had a horrific attitude. One source claimed that his diet resembled that of a competitive fast-food eater, not a professional athlete, while he was also said to have a video-game addiction.As if his shoddy on-pitch performances weren't enough to irked the club, Dembele would later excruciatingly drag out his contract negotiations, eventually signing on for one final underwhelming season before slinking off to PSG.

MISS: Ousmane Dembele (Borussia Dortmund to Barcelona - €135m)

If you forget the <a href="https://www.goal.com/en/lists/kylian-mbappe-psg-real-madrid-fools-superstar-striker-most-powerful-player-world/blt77f338ca8d1b5c6e" target="_blank">complete circus off the pitch</a>, Kylian Mbappe's move to PSG has been a roaring success. Season after season, the forward has scored at a quite extraordinary rate and come up big for his side in the Champions League - even if they have not managed to lift the trophy yet.Yes, away from the football, Mbappe can be a bit of a nightmare. He's criticised the club publicly in the past and his long-running flirtation with Real Madrid has created problems for a string of head coaches.But when you're this good, you can be afforded a little bit of leeway when it comes to ego-driven chaos. This is the reason PSG have bent to his will so many times in the past.

HIT: Kylian Mbappe (Monaco to Paris Saint-Germain - €180m)

Philippe Coutinho looked like a world-beater at Liverpool, but he never came close to replicating those performances at Barcelona, despite the player describing his Camp Nou switch as a dream move in January 2018.Fans soon let him know they weren't happy with his performances, and after just one full season, he disappeared out on loan to Bayern Munich. In a quite extraordinary quirk of fate, he would end up scoring twice in a Champions League quarter-final against his parent club, adding the gloss to that infamous 8-2 scoreline.He failed to find a spark after returning to Barca in 2020, plodding along before eventually leaving on loan for Aston Villa - with that move being made permanent in May 2022. Even back in the familiar surroundings of the Premier League, Coutinho continued to struggle and faces an uncertain future under Unai Emery. What a remarkable fall from grace.

MISS: Philippe Coutinho (Liverpool to Barcelona - €135m)

Cristiano Ronaldo is no stranger to a big-money transfer and in 2018, Juventus broke the bank to bring the legendary forward to Turin. The move was motivated by the Agnelli family's desire to end the club's wait for a Champions League title.And, judged on that metric alone, Ronaldo's signing was a failure. However, a fairly strong argument can be made that he could not have given much more to the Bianconeri during his three seasons at the club.In two of those campaigns he pretty much averaged a goal a game in Serie A, helping his side ease to the title in 2019 and 2020 as well as lift the Coppa Italia in 2021. Those struggles in Europe were frustrating, but when you weigh up the commercial benefits of his signing alongside his on-field contributions, Juventus probably got a fair deal.

HIT: Cristiano Ronaldo (Real Madrid to Juventus - €117m)

The tone was set for Eden Hazard's spell at Real Madrid when he arrived for his first pre-season 5 kilograms overweight. His excuse? "When I'm on vacation, I'm on vacation." It was a bold start to life as Los Blancos' record signing, and it soon became clear that he would not be producing the performances to back up this laid-back attitude.Hazard's Madrid stats make for truly grim reading. Across four seasons he made just 76 appearances in all competitions, scoring seven goals and registering a pitiful 12 assists.During 2022-23 - his final campaign as a Blanco - he was spotted on the field just 10 times. Despite Carlo Ancelotti's attempts to convince the world that everything was fine, it was clear Madrid would be doing anything to get rid of him this summer. Eventually, Hazard agreed to terminate his contract early, bringing a farcical spell to a long overdue end.

MISS: Eden Hazard (Chelsea to Real Madrid - €115m)

Antoine Griezmann made quite the song and dance about leaving Atletico Madrid, releasing the cringe-inducing 'La Decision' mini-documentary - in which he pledged his future to Los Rojiblancos - the summer before he eventually opted to depart the Spanish capital for Barcelona.After all this fuss, his spell in Catalunya was mediocre at best, with the Frenchman scoring just nine La Liga goals during his first season at the club. The 2020-21 campaign saw slightly better returns, but when Barcelona's financial problems began to spiral out of control, he was among the first on the chopping block.Ironically, he ended up back at Atleti, initially on loan before agreeing a permanent switch. He wasn't a complete disaster at Barca, but for that price tag they were right to expect a lot more.

MISS: Antoine Griezmann (Atletico Madrid to Barcelona - €120m)

When adult men go through a mid-life crisis, they normally buy a motorbike or grow their hair out. Diego Simeone instead spent over €100m on a player completely ill-suited to his managerial style and tactical system.Simeone is one of the greatest defensive managers of all-time and he has achieved miracles with his fierce Atleti squad over the years. In this harsh environment, mercurial playmakers can often struggle to thrive, but that did not stop Simeone betting the house on teenage sensation Joao Felix back in 2019.For some time, both parties tried to kid themselves that the move would work out and, during the 2021-22 season, there was even some signs that Felix was starting to hit his stride. However, things have since unravelled quickly.After a falling out with Simeone, he was sent out on loan to Chelsea for the second half of the 2022-23 campaign. He has since returned and is searching desperately for a way out of the club on a permanent basis. The entire Felix project has been a bit of a waste of time for all parties.

MISS: Joao Felix (Benfica to Atletico Madrid - €127m)

Here's another cautionary tale about returning to your former club. After a tricky spell at Manchester United, Romelu Lukaku was finally playing with a smile on his face at Inter, forming a lethal partnership with Lautaro Martinez and helping the Nerazzurri win the Serie A title in 2021.With a heavy heart, he was sold to Chelsea at the end of that season - and it didn't go well. The early signs were promising enough, with the Belgian scoring three times in his first three Premier League games. The goals soon dried up, though, before a series of knocks kept him intermittently sidelined until December.During one of these absences, an interview where Lukaku chose his words extremely poorly surfaced. In a sit down with Sky Sports Italia, Lukaku revealed his desire to return to Inter and also publicly criticised Blues boss Thomas Tuchel - an extremely bold move considering his shaky start to life in west London.He would score just five more times for Chelsea in the league after the interview surfaced, before being shipped out on loan to Inter for the 2022-23 season. Incredibly, he's also managed to <a href="https://www.goal.com/en/news/romelu-lukaku-accused-of-mocking-entire-inter-fan-base-by-italian-football-legend/blt0bf96314f165dca3" target="_blank">alienate that fanbase </a>by exploring a possible transfer to Juventus, leaving him in limbo this summer.

MISS: Romelu Lukaku (Inter to Chelsea - €113m)

Confirmation that Jack Grealish's move to Manchester City had broken the British transfer record was greeted with more than a few question marks. And the England international did little to prove his doubters wrong during his maiden season at the Etihad, only registering three goals and three assists in the Premier League.However, like a string of players before him, it appears that Grealish simply required a little time to adjust to Pep Guardiola's demands. During the 2022-23 season, the winger began to repay his price tag.He was an important cog in Guardiola's treble-winning machine and boy did he celebrate when the campaign came to a close. More of the same would be welcomed by all parties this season.

HIT: Jack Grealish (Aston Villa to Manchester City - €117.5m)

If it's one thing Benfica know how to do, it's sell their players. A few years after flogging Felix for mega bucks, they sold Enzo Fernandez for Chelsea - who were desperate for midfield reinforcements at the time.It was a huge fee, and almost certainly an overpay by the Blues, but it's extremely difficult to gauge whether it'll be worth it in the long term. Last season, Chelsea's dysfunction made it impossible to get a read of Fernandez's capabilities and it's also too early to see how he'll fit into Mauricio Pochettino's plans.Make no mistake though, there is expectation to perform when you've arrived for that sort of money, and the Argentine needs to deliver the goods sooner rather than later in west London.

TOO EARLY: Enzo Fernandez (Benfica to Chelsea - €121m)

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Neymar, Paul Pogba and Cristiano Ronaldo are among the players have moved for over €100m - but how many of these types of transfer have actually worked out?