On Saturday evening, Barcelona confirmed they completed the signing of Liverpool's midfielder Philippe Coutinho for a staggering £145million.

Following the sensational transfer, the Catalan giants revealed in an official statement on their website that the Brazilian's buy-out clause will be a whopping £355million.

But how does this compare with the likes of other high-profile stars like Cristiano Ronaldo, Lionel Messi and Neymar?

Barcelona have slapped a £355million release clause on Philippe Coutinho's contract

TOP 10 MOST EXPENSIVE BUY-OUT CLAUSES 1. Cristiano Ronaldo: £886million 1. Karim Benzema: £886million 3. Lionel Messi: £626million 4. Isco: £620million 4. Asensio: £620million 6. Gareth Bale: £443million 6. Luka Modric: £443million 6. Toni Kroos: £443million 6. Dani Ceballos: £443million 10. Philippe Coutinho: £355million Advertisement

During the previous summer transfer window, the footballing world went crazy after rumours that Ronaldo was heading out of the Real Madrid exit.

However, the club's talisman put pen to paper on a new deal to stay with the Spanish giants, while his release clause remained at an eye-watering £886million.

Messi followed suit with a new deal and committed his future to Barcelona at the end of November, as the Catalan giants slapped a £626million price-tag on the Argentine.

A surprise omission from the list is the world's most expensive player, Neymar, who is available for the £198million fee he joined Paris Saint-Germain for.

Florentino Perez, Madrid's president, has a habit for making his stars impossible to buy, as eight of the top 10 most expensive buy-out clause are attached to his players.

Cristiano Ronaldo has an eye-watering £886million transfer release clause on his contract

Following Lionel Messi's contract renewal in November, his buyout clause is now £626million

Benzema is somewhat surprisingly as expensive to buy as his Portuguese team-mate, while Isco and Asensio can be bought out of their contract for a massive £620million.

Gareth Bale, Luka Modric, Toni Kroos and Dani Ceballos all have a £443million buy-out clause attached to their contracts while they play for the reigning Champions League holders.

Barcelona's latest signing, on the other hand, just squeezes into the top 10 with his £355million transfer release clause.

The contract also keeps the 25-year-old at the club for the next five-and-a-half years.