Share this article with Google PlusCedric Bakambu is not the most expensive African footballer of all time (Picture: Getty)Democratic Republic of Congo striker Cedric Bakambu has become the most expensive African footballer of all time after completing his £65m to China’s Beijing Guoan. The Chinese Super League side has not officially released the sum paid for the 26-year-old, but the fee amounts to £65m, according to BBC Sport. Arsenal’s £56m club-record January deal for Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang held the record for less than month before Villarreal’s package set a new benchmark. Although the club failed with this, they did succeed in reducing the required tax from £44.4m to £35.5m. MORE: Arsenal vs Man City TV channel, kick-off time, team news, odds and is it going ahead?

Source: Metro March 01, 2018 16:52 UTC