Football. ua remembers the most expensive transfers of players who have not played a single match for their national team.

The cost of players increases with each transfer window, which means that now the clubs have to spread tens of millions of euros for players who have not played even one match for their national teams.

We present to your attention the ten most expensive transfers of such players.

10. Abdou Diallo (from Mainz to Borussia D for 28 million euros, 2018) Diallo is a pupil of Monaco, but for the first team of "Monegasques" he played less than two dozen matches. Last summer, Mainz acquired a central defender for 5 million euros, and a year later sold it to Dortmund Borussia nearly six times more expensive. Diallo is captain of the French national team U-21, but due to high competition in the main team of the country has not played a single match.

Anthony Modest (from Cologne to Tianjin Quanjian for 29 million euros, 2017) Modest for his career played in France, England and Germany, before the summer of 2017 to move from Cologne to Tianjin Quanjian. Initially, the transfer took place on loan, and at the end of the year the Chinese club bought out a striker for 29 million euros. Like Diallo, Modest played only for the French national team U21, but unlike Abdu, he has almost no chance to play for the national team.

Ruiz (from Betis to Napoli for 30 million euros, 2018) Ruiz only last season became the unconditional player of the basis of Betis, and in early July of this year Napoli activated clausul in the contract of the 22-year-old midfielder, making the Spaniard the most expensive player on this list, without taking into account the French and Brazilians.

Arthur (from Gremio to Barcelona, ??€ 31 million, 2018) Barcelona agreed to Arthur's transfer in early spring, agreeing to pay 31 million euros plus 21 million euros for the 21-year-old Brazilian as bonuses. The midfielder is called to replace Paulinho, who returned to China, and Arthur has all the characteristics to succeed in the "blaugranas".

Clement Langle (from Seville to Barcelona, ??35.9 million euros, 2018) Another player who did not play so much for his club in front of a multimillion transfer. Seville acquired Langle from Nancy only in January 2017 for 5 million euros. Since then, the French played for "nerviontsy" 73 matches, after which he was sold to Barcelona seven times more expensive.

Malcolm (from Bordeaux to Barcelona, ??41 million euros, 2018) Malcolm was in the spotlight this summer when Bordeaux first agreed to sell the Brazilian to Roma for 32 million euros before Barcelona at the last minute offered 41 million euros and intercepted a player who already was ready to go to Italy for medical examination. The Girondins bought Malcolm from Corinthians two and a half years ago for 5 million euros.

Vinisius Junior (from Flamengo to Real Madrid, 45 million euros, 2016) One of the most resonant transfers of recent years. In 2017, Real Madrid agreed to pay a lot of money for a 16-year-old Brazilian who by that time only played 17 minutes on a professional level. Initially, it was expected that Vinicius would join Real Madrid only in 2019, but the "Blancos" decided to complete the transition already this summer after the 18th birthday of the Brazilian.

Risharlison (from Watford to Everton, 45 million euros, 2018) Richarlison brilliantly started last season, moving to Watford from Flamengo for 12.4 million euros. In his first 12 matches for the "hornet" Brazilian scored five goals and gave four assists, but did not excel any productive action in the next 21 games. Perhaps this decline in the effectiveness of the Brazilian influenced the departure of Mark Silva, with whom he will reunite in Everton. In the case of a successful winger in the "toffee", Watford will be able to expect another 11 million euro bonuses.

Alex Teixeira (from Shakhtar to Jiangsu Sunin for 50 million euros, 2016) In the winter of 2016 Teixeira was fought by Liverpool and Chelsea after the Brazilian scored 22 goals in 15 matches for Shakhtar. Nevertheless, the English clubs failed to meet the financial requests of the "miners" and this was taken advantage of by Tsjanzsu Sunin. In China, Teixeira scored 38 goals and gave 22 assists in 85 games, but, most likely, said goodbye to his dream of playing for "Selesao".

Emeric Liaport (from Athletic Bilbao to Manchester City for 65 million euros, 2018) Since the appointment of Pep Guardiola to the position of manager of Manchester City two years ago, the "citizens" have spent € 265.5 million on defenders. The most expensive of these is Emeric Laporte, for whom the City paid Athletic 65 million euros in January 2018.

In 2016, La Porte, who previously played for various youth teams of France, began the process of obtaining Spanish citizenship in order to play for the "red furies". Nevertheless, later he changed his decision and decided to wait for the call to the national team of France, for which he did not make his debut so far.

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