Football's great fear: Will these world record transfer fees ever be matched again? In pictures

The coronavirus could dampen the market and reduce income for clubs for years to come

Defender Lucas Hernandez's £70m move from from Atletico Madrid to Bayern Munich was one of the 20 biggest transfers in football history. To see the others, swipe the picture. Getty

Chelsea goalkeeper Kepa Arrizabalaga cost £71.6m from Athletic Bilbao. Getty

Arsenal paid Lille £72m for winger Nicolas Pepe. Reuters

Inter Milan's Belgian forward Romelu Lukaku cost £74m from Manchester United. AFP

Striker Luis Suarez, £74.5m from Liverpool to Barcelona. Getty

Defender Virgil van Dijk, £75m from Southampton to Liverpool. Getty

Striker Romelu Lukaku cost Manchester United £75m from Everton. PA

Juventus forward Gonzalo Higuain cost the Italians £75.3m from Napoli. AFP

Manchester United defender Harry Maguire cost £80m from Leicester City. AFP

Cristiano Ronaldo went to Real Madrid for £80m from Manchester United. Getty

Welsh forward Gareth Bale cost Real Madrid £86m from Tottenham. AFP

Cristiano Ronaldo's move from Real Madrid to Juventus was £88m. Getty

Real Madrid's Belgian forward Eden Hazard cost the Spaniards £89m from Chelsea. AFP

Manchester United midfielder Paul Pogba cost £89m from Juventus. Reuters

Forward Ousmane Dembele joined Barcelona from Borussia Dortmund for £97m. Getty

Midfielder Philippe Coutinho joined Barcelona from Liverpool for £105m. Reuters

Barcelona's French forward Antoine Griezmann arrived from Atletico Madrid for £107m. AFP

Forward Joao Felix, Atletico Madrid from Benfica for £114.2m. EPA

Paris Saint Germain striker Kylian Mbappe cost the French club £116m from Monaco. EPA

Paris St Germain's Neymar was a record £198m buy from Barcelona. Reuters

Football clubs fear future transfer fees could take years to recover from the coronavirus pandemic.

Reduced match revenue, battles over income from TV rights, and uncertainty over when matches will resume look likely to suppress the market for players over the coming years.

Players values have already fallen amid the crisis, with global superstars like Kylian Mbappe, Harry Kane, Lionel Messi and Mohamed Salah all having had millions slashed off their estimated worth.

It could be a long time before the world record fees are beaten again. So what are the top transfers in football?

The top 20 are in the gallery above, in reverse order. To see the next big fee, swipe the picture.