Football News : Top 10 most expensive strikers aged 30 and over

Strikers have been in high demand so far during this summer's transfer window and several of Europe's top teams have made significant investments in individuals they hope can propel them to victory next season.

Let's rank the top 10 most expensive strikers of all time who are aged 30 or more:

10 - Nikola Kalinic | Fiorentina to AC Milan | £20.25m | Age: 31

Nikola Kalinic moved to fellow Serie A team AC Milan in the summer of 2017 after amassing an amazing 33 goals and 10 assists in two seasons with Fiorentina.

09 - Marko Arnautovic | West Ham United to Shanghai Port | £22.5m | Age: 30

When Marko Arnautovic moved for £22.5 million from West Ham United to Shanghai Port in July 2019, He was one of several players who took the decision to forego playing in Europe in favour of the riches of the Chinese Super League.

Just six months prior, the Hammers allegedly turned down a £32.3 million bid from Shanghai Port to sign the forward. Nevertheless, the Austrian international was eventually allowed to move to the Red Eagles, where he scored 20 goals in 39 games.

Arnautovic's transformation into a center-forward at West Ham was accomplished by David Moyes, and over the course of his two-year stay in East London, he contributed to 34 goals in 65 appearances.

08 - Samuel Eto'o | Inter Milan to Anzhi Makhachkala | £24.3m | Age: 30

Samuel Eto'o, a legendary striker from Cameroon, controversially decided to leave Inter Milan for Anzhi Makhachkala in 2011. Where he rose to the position of highest-paid player in the world with a salary of about €20 million per season.

An outstanding striker in the prime of his career, who had played the previous seven seasons for Barcelona and Inter and amassed 183 goals and 18 championships, was being recruited by the Russian team.

Before Anzhi's billionaire owner Suleyman Kerimov decided to put all of the club's high-profile acquisitions up for sale due to financial difficulties, Eto'o spent two years there, scoring 36 goals in 76 appearances. In June 2022, Anzhi lost their professional licence, and the club has since been liquidated.

07 - Diego Milito | Genoa to Inter Milan | £25.2m | Age: 30

When Diego Milito transferred from Genoa to San Siro for £25.2 million two years prior, Eto'o also left Camp Nou for Inter during the same transfer window.

06 - Anthony Modeste | FC Koln to Tianjin Tianhai | £26.1m | Age: 30

Anthony Modeste, who had played in 68 games for Hoffenheim and FC Koln of the Bundesliga, had scored 40 goals, said goodbye to German football in July 2017. And joined Tianjin Tianhai of the Chinese top division on a loan agreement with a buyout clause for £26.1 million

05 - Chris Wood | Burnley to Newcastle United | £27m | Age: 30

Under the club's new Saudi-backed ownership, Burnley striker Chris Wood became Newcastle United's second acquisition of the January transfer window.

04 - Sadio Mane | Liverpool to Bayern Munich | £28.8m | Age: 30

Sadio Mane may not be a pure striker, but he routinely played in a central position for Jurgen Klopp at Liverpool And now that Lewandowski has left Bayern Munich, Mane may occasionally fill that role.

03 - Gabriel Batistuta | Fiorentina to Roma | £32.5m | Age: 30

The only player on this list to have made a high-profile move before to 2009 was Gabriel Batistuta, who transferred from Fiorentina to Roma for £32.5 million in the summer of 2000.

02 - Robert Lewandowski | Bayern Munich to Barcelona | £40.5m | Age: 33

Robert Lewandowski has officially agreed to join Catalan powerhouses Barcelona after several weeks of negotiations, capping an eight-year, trophy-filled career at Bayern Munich.

01 - Cristiano Ronaldo | Real Madrid to Juventus | £105.3m | Age: 33

The five-time Ballon d'Or winner Cristiano Ronaldo, who in 2018 switched from Real Madrid to Juventus in a move worth a stunning £105.3 million, is the most expensive player over the age of 30 in history.

Ronaldo improved his game in the Spanish capital after making a record-breaking transfer from Manchester United to Los Blancos back in 2009. He scored an incredible 446 goals in just 436 games and was the driving force behind the team's success throughout his nine years at the Santiago Bernabeu.

The Portuguese legend chose to test himself in Serie A with Juve after winning 16 championships with Real Madrid, including five Champions Leagues. Ronaldo spent three years at Juventus, scoring 101 goals in 134 games and winning two league championships before joining Manchester United again last summer for for £13.5 million.

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