The multi-million dollar transfer fee for Colombian footballers, and what's missing: 177 million euros!

The Club World Cup proved to be an important showcase for Colombian players, who, according to the Transfermarkt portal, earned €177.7 million, not including loan fees or transfers from minor leagues.

However, the largest contribution to that figure was made by a player who did not participate in that tournament: striker Luis Díaz.

The Guajiro player ended his contract with Liverpool and signed with Bayern Munich, who paid €70 million for his services. This makes him the third most expensive Colombian player in history, behind James Rodríguez, when he moved from Monaco to Real Madrid in 2014, and Jhon Jáder Durán, when he transferred from Aston Villa to Al Nassr this year.

Two other regular players for the Colombian national team made transfers worth €44 million. Benfica of Portugal paid Palmeiras of Brazil €27 million for the services of midfielder Ríchard Ríos, while Wolverhampton Wanderers cut a €17 million check for Jhon Arias.

Three other players with recent national team experience also made headlines in the summer transfer market. One, striker Luis Javier Suárez, capitalized on his strong season with Almería in the Spanish second division to join Sporting Clube de Portugal for €22.2 million. The other was Jorge Carrascal, for whom Dynamo Moscow received €12.5 million to transfer him to Flamengo in Brazil. Another who took advantage of the Club World Cup to make his mark was Nelson Deossa, a new Betis player, who paid €13 million to Monterrey in Mexico.

Three players from youth national team seasons changed managers: Botafogo paid Junior €4.3 million for Jordan Barrera, Rangers permanently acquired Óscar Cortés, in exchange for €4 million in Lens's accounts, and Hull City permanently acquired Gustavo Puerta from Bayer Leverkusen for €3.5 million. And that includes Kevin Viveros, acquired by Athletico Paranaense from Nacional for €4.2 million.