Juventus Top 10 Biggest signings: New addition Arthur Melo ranks fourth
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| Brazilian pro midfielder Arthur Melo has joined Italian club Juventus from Barcelona. Photo: JuventusFC |
Completing the transfer from Barcelona at a cost of €72m plus up to €10m in bonuses, Arthur Melo becomes one of the all-time four most expensive Juventus signings.
The deal and specific figures were confirmed via a statement from the Blaugrana website this afternoon.
Arthur still earns his place in the history books as the fourth most expensive signing for Juventus.
Cristiano Ronaldo stands a long way out front with €117m from Real Madrid, followed by Gonzalo Higuain’s €90m release clause activated from Napoli.
Matthijs de Ligt cost €85.5m to purchase from Ajax last summer, putting him on the podium.
Arthur comes in at €72m plus up to €10m in various add-ons and performance-related bonuses.
See the full list of Juventus Top 10 Biggest Signings below
| JUVENTUS TOP | TEN BIGGEST | SIGNINGS |
| Rank | Player | Amount (million) |
| 1. | Cristiano Ronaldo | €117 |
| 2. | Gonzalo Higuain | €90 |
| 3. | Matthijs de Ligt | €85.5 |
| 4. | Arthur Melo | €72 |
| 5. | Gianluigi Buffon | €52.88 |
| 6. | Pavel Nedved | €45 |
| 7. | Joao Cancelo | €40.4 |
| 8. | Douglas Costa | €40 |
| 9. | Federico Bernardeschi | €40 |
| 10 | Paulo Dybala | €40 |
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