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)