Top 10 Most Overpriced Footballers
5. Hulk – £32 million
Givanildo Vieira de Sousa known as Hulk is a Brazilian footballer. He plays for Zenit Saint Petersburg and the Brazil National team, as a forward but he can also play as a winger. Hulk started playing professionally with Esporte Clube Vitoria in Salvador, Bahia, then went on loan to Japan to play for Kawasaki Frontale. He spent four years in Japan playing for 3 different teams. While playing for Tokyo Verdy he was top goal scorer in the 2007 season.
After Japan he moved to Portugal and signed for FC Porto the defending Champions who bought 50 percent of the player’s rights for €5.5 million. He completed a transfer of €60 million, with Porto receiving €40 million, to Russian Premier League club FC Zenit Saint Petersburg. Porto confirmed in its unaudited quarterly report in Q1 2012–13, that, the club did not pay for third parties ownership (15%), agent fee nor solidarity contribution (5%), which all normally included in the transfer fee as in the case of Falcao.