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The 10 biggest release clauses in world football

Jack Ottman

Jack Ottman 6 years ago 7.8k |

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Cristino has the biggest release clause in the world at 1 billion euros. BeSoccer

Cristino has the biggest release clause in the world at 1 billion euros. BeSoccer

The biggest clubs in Europe don't want to make it so easy for their stars to leave. Here's a list of the 10 biggest release clauses in football, which were used to put off even the richest clubs in the world.

10. Toni Kroos (Real Madrid)

Release clause: 500 million euros

9. James Rodriguez (Real Madrid)

Release clause: 500 million euros

8. Dani Ceballos (Real Madrid)

Release clause: 500 million euros

7. Luka Modric (Real Madrid)

Release clause: 500 million euros

6. Marco Asensio (Real Madrid)

Release clause: 700 million euros

5. Isco (Real Madrid)

Release clause: 700 million euros

4. Lionel Messi (Barcelona)

Release clause: 700 million euros

3. Gareth Bale (Real Madrid)

Release clause: 1 billion euros

2. Karim Benzema (Real Madrid)

Release clause: 1 billion euros

1. Cristiano Ronaldo (Real Madrid)

Release clause: 1 billion euros

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