The 10 most expensive acquisitions of Mexican football players in history

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Edson Álvarez is one step away from signing his deal with West Ham, becoming one of the most expensive transfers among Aztec footballers.

Edson Alvarez would live his last days at Ajax, a team where he ended upor on July 19, 2019 from America. And it is that the Mexican international is close to details of closing his inclusion in the Western Ham with a contract that would bind him to 2028 at a price of 35 million euros, one of the highest figures for Londoners after players like Sebastian Haller, Lucas Paquetá and Felipe Anderson.

In this way, the midfielder leaves the team from Amsterdam after defending his shirt in total 147 matches disputes what he contributed to 12 goals And 6 assistslifting the Eredivisie in 2021 and 2022, in addition to winning the Dutch Super Cup titles, in his first campaign, and the Dutch Cup in 2021.

Thus, not only will he again take a place in the list of the most expensive acquisitions of Mexican footballers in history, he will also allow the Águilas to receive a large amount of money with his signing in the Premier League, as he will receive 20 percent of the owns shares. the player’s rights formed in Coapa. And if that wasn’t enough, he becomes the most valuable player to enter the Gold Cup, which is appreciated €35 million according to the specialized siteTransfer market.

Who are the most expensive Mexican football players in history?

The list is topped by Hirving Lozano who, after defending PSV Eindhoven for two great seasons in which he managed to make the Olympic turn in the In the 2017-2018 season, he was transferred to Napoli in the Eredivisie in exchange for $46.5 million at the request of then-coach Carlo Ancelotti. In fact, it was the transfer mThe most expensive of the Gli Azzurri at the time until the arrival of Victor Osimhen, who joined the Neapolitans for 60 million euros ($71.1 million) from Lille or Ligue 1 in France. While the ranking is closed by Javier ‘Chicharito’ HernAndez, who moved to Manchester United for Bayer Leverkusen in 2015 with a salary of $13.5 million.


HIRVING LOZANO – $46.5 million (Napoli)

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RAUL JIMENEZ – $42.5 million (Wolves)


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RAUL JIMENEZ – $24.5 million (Atletico Madrid)


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Nery CASTILLO – $22 million (Shakhtar Donestk)


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JAVIER HERNANDEZ – $20 million (West Ham)


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EDSON ALVAREZ – $16.7 million (Ajax)


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DIEGO LAINEZ – $16 million (Betis)


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HIRVING LOZANO – $16 million (PSV Eindhoven)


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CARLOS VELA – $15.5 million (Royal Society)


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JAVIER HERNANDEZ – $13.5 million (Bayer Leverkusen)


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