Barcelona

Biggest ever Gamper Trophy attendance- 98,812 vs Arsenal | Trofeu Joan Gamper record crowds at Nou Camp

Barcelona’s Gamper Trophy clash against Arsenal last evening (August 4, 2019) produced a record attendance for the event, with a crowd of 98,812 watching the clash between the Gunners and FCB. The 98,812 crowd beat the previous record of 98,721, set in 2004 in Barca’s Gamper clash against AC Milan.

The crowd is also the third best at the Nou Camp in the last twenty years, only bettered by attendances in the league against arch rivals Real Madrid (2011/12 and 2015/16)

Trofeu Joan Gamper Biggest Crowds at the Nou Camp

biggest gamper trophy attendances Nou Camp

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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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