Barcelona’s most expensive sales- List of Barca costliest outgoing player transfers

With Malcom’s imminent move to Zenit, here’s a look at Barcelona’s most expensive outgoing player transfers (sales) in their history. Neymar to PSG obviously trumps everything else with its 222 million euro transfer, but it’s interesting to see how many of these big name sales have happened in the last decade. It also shows the significance of Luis Figo’s transfer to arch rivals Real Madrid two decades ago- his transfer eclipses all but Neymar’s one.

Barcelona’s most expensive sold players (all figures in million euros)

1) Neymar to PSG (222)
2) Luis Figo to Real Madrid (60)
3) Paulinho to Guangzhou (47.5)
4) Malcom to Zenit (40+5)
5) Alexis to Arsenal (40)
6) Fabregas to Chelsea (36)
7) Cillessen to Valencia (35)
8) Yerry Mina to Everton (30.25+ 1.5)
9) Yaya Toure to Man City (30 mil- see graphic below)
10) Ronaldo to Inter (28)

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Tottenham Attendance Figures 2018-19 Home Games | Spurs Wembley & New Stadium Crowds 18-19 season

Here are the attendance stats for Tottenham Hotspur’s home games during the 2018/19 season. Spurs were expected to move to a new stadium and finally did so on 3 April 2019, but delays have resulted in them playing most of their home games at Wembley. We did these stats for the 2017/18 season as well.

Last updated after Spurs vs Everton (attendance 60,124- Premier League) on 12 May 2019

What is Spurs’ average home attendance for the 2018/19 season?

Average overall Premier League attendance (Wembley + New Stadium) is 54,216 (10,30,111/19)

Average Premier League attendance for Spurs at Wembley only in 18/19 is 52,584 (7,36,170/14)

The average home attendance (PL + CL + League Cup SF) only for Wembley games is 54,611 (10,37,612/19).

If you include the home Cup game hosted at Stadium MK, Spurs’ overall average home attendance for the season becomes 54,648 (14,75,490/27) (all Games hosted at MK + Wembley + New Stadium)

What is Tottenham’s highest overall attendance during 2018/19 (all competitions included)?

It is the 82,137 that saw Spurs play Barcelona at Wembley on October 3, 2018. For a brief while, that was also the biggest crowd for any Champions League game this season till it was overtaken.

What is Tottenham’s highest Premier League crowd during 18/19?

The 81,332 crowd for the Spurs vs Arsenal North London Derby at Wembley on 2 March, 2019. Before that, it was the 80,188 crowd for the Spurs Liverpool game on 15 September, 2018.

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The last Barcelona v Real Madrid game without Cristiano Ronaldo or Lionel Messi | El Clasico December 23 2007 Barca 0-1 Madrid

Today’s El Clasico (October 28, 2018) will be the first one in over a decade to not feature either Cristiano Ronaldo or Lionel Messi. Ronaldo moved to Juventus in the summer while Messi is injured, having fractured his arm against Sevilla. Which was the last Clasico without one of Ronaldo or Messi? Before the October … Read more