The nine most expensive buyout clauses in world football: Arsenal and Chelsea targets set to cost mega money

3. Lionel Messi – Barcelona

Buyout fee: £205m

Quite the jump from the £48m of the player behind, but Messi is undoubtedly worth every penny of his astronomical fee. Barcelona are keen to protect the phenom as much as possible, but with the aid of Adidas Chelsea are said to be weighing up a move.