The 10 most expensive African players in history
10: Medhi Benatia - AS Roma to Bayern Munich - €30m (2014)
9: Islam Slimani - Sporting Lisbon to Leicester City - €30m (2016)
8: Yaya Toure - Barcelona to Manchester City - €32m (2010)
7: Wilfried Bony - Swansea City to Manchester City - €35m (2015)
6: Didier Drogba - Marseille to chelsea - €37m (2004)
5: Michael Essien - Lyon to Chelsea - €38m (2005)
4: Eric Bailly - Villarreal to Manchester United - €38m (2016)
3: Sadio Mane - Southampton to Liverpool - €41m (2016)
2: Mohamed Salah - AS Roma to Liverpool - €45m (2017)
1: Naby Keita - RB Leipzig to Liverpool - €51.9m (plus add-ons) (2017)
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Bundesliga
Premier League
Bayern München
Chelsea
M. Essien
D. Drogba
Leicester
Manchester City
Manchester United
Liverpool
M. Benatia
Y. Touré
W. Bony
Sadio Mané
M. Salah
Eric Bailly
I. Slimani
M. Keita
