Football's 11 Most Expensive Transfers - By Position

11. Goalkeeper: Alisson Becker - £67 Million

We start with the most recent of these record-breaking transfers. Alisson Becker joined Liverpool earlier this month for a whopping £67 million, smashing the transfer fee for a goalkeeper set by Manchester City a year ago.

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Some have questioned the price tag for Alisson, who only played one season as Roma's first-team goalkeeper. That said, there's no denying Liverpool were in need of an upgrade over Loris Karius if they are to mount a serious title challenge, and Alisson represents just that. Jurgen Klopp also wanted Roma's man because he is a sweeper keeper who can launch blistering counter-attacks, which the manager is pretty fond of.

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