With Kyle Walker calm to sign for Manchester City, the England full-back will become the world’s most expensive right-back when he completes his move from Tottenham.
In turn, he will slot into a team of football’s costliest players by position which features some of the game’s greatest ever talents.
Combined, the side cost £669.25m to assemble – with the inclusion of seven substitutes listed in the positions they typically might be for a match taking the amount to over £1bn.
Experts have analysed data to come to the conclusion of what the team would be:
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Goalkeeper – Ederson (Benfica to Manchester City, £34.7m)
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Right-back – Kyle Walker (Tottenham to Manchester City, £50m)
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Centre-back – David Luiz (Chelsea to PSG, £50m)
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Centre-back – John Stones (Everton to Manchester City, £50m)
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Left-back – Luke Shaw (Southampton to Manchester United, £28m)
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Right wing – Angel Di Maria (Real Madrid to Manchester United, £59.7m)
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Central midfield – Paul Pogba (Juventus to Manchester United, £93.25m)
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Central midfield – James Rodriguez (Monaco to Real Madrid, £63m)
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Left wing – Gareth Bale (Tottenham to Real Madrid, £85.3m)
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Forward – Gonzalo Higuain (Napoli to Juventus, £75.3m)
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Forward – Cristiano Ronaldo (Manchester United to Real Madrid, £80m)