10. Miralem Pjanic: 60 million euros (Barcelona, 2020)
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Barcelona sets a new record by spending 60 million euros on a 30-year-old player. Although the exchange with Arthur is primarily intended to settle the balance sheets, it remains a massive undertaking. Juventus is beaming, displaying a sizable capital gain.
9. Rodri: € 62.7 million (Manchester City, 2019)
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Rodrigo departs Atletico Madrid after only one season with the colchoneros and joins Manchester City. The positive impact he had with Atletico piqued the citizens' interest, and they paid over $60 million to wrest him from the Spaniards.
Although he is not a bonus-seeking midfielder, the Spaniard was a key figure in Simeone's midfield last season.
8. Ricardo Kakà: € 67 million (Real Madrid, 2009)
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When he arrived in Milan in the summer of 2003, his talent astounded everyone. Ricardo Kakà was a protagonist for the Rossoneri and won the Champions League and the Ballon d'Or in 2007.
Manchester City put in a valiant effort, but he ultimately chose to stay. However, the Brazilian was also won by the Real Madrid court in the summer of 2009: 67 million euros went into Berlusconi's pocket.
7. Arthur: € 72 million (Juventus, 2020)
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Juventus fell in love with him after two seasons in the Liga. After arriving in Spain for 31 million euros in July 2018, he has four goals and six assists in 72 appearances for Barcelona.
With a monstrous price tag of 72 million euros, he is entrusted with the keys to the Juventus midfield, while Pjanic is also involved in the deal, making the opposite path for 60 million euros.
6. James Rodriguez: € 75 million (Real Madrid, 2014)
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This is "El Diez's" second appearance in this special ranking. After a successful season in Monaco, James Rodriguez moved to an even wealthier and more prestigious place. In the summer of 2014, the Colombian attacking midfielder arrived at Real Madrid to replace Angel Di Maria, who had been sold to Monaco for 75 million euros.
5. Kevin De Bruyne: € 76 million (Manchester City, 2015)
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Kevin De Bruyne is one of Guardiola's favorite players, whom he refers to as the "new Iniesta": the Belgian attacking midfielder was invented by Pep of quality mezzala. The youngster, on the other hand, arrived at Manchester City a few years earlier, having been purchased for 76 million euros from Wolfsburg in 2015.
4. Zinedine Zidane: 77.5 million euros (Real Madrid, 2001)
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Zinedine Zidane's purchase will always be remembered as a historic - and record-breaking - purchase. Marcello Lippi's Juventus enjoyed it for a while, but the French Ballon d'Or eventually left Turin to join the Galacticos' Real Madrid as one of their brightest stars. Zidane cost Madrid 77.5 million euros in the summer of 2001, which was an unusually high figure.
3. Kai Havertz: € 80 million (Chelsea, 2020)
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Kai Havertz joined Chelsea from Bayer Leverkusen for 80 million euros, making him the most expensive player of the session after 18 goals and 9 assists in 45 appearances for the Germans at the age of 21.
2. Frenkie de Jong: 86 million euros (Barcelona, 2019)
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Second place on the podium for the boy prodigy who led Ajax to the Champions League semi-finals in the 2018/19 season, and it was precisely these performances that convinced Barcelona to pay 86 million euros for his card the following year.
1. Paul Pogba: € 105 million (Manchester United, 2016)
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Paul Pogba's transfer to Manchester United was the most sensational in football history. Juventus had snatched him from Ferguson without spending a dime a few years before.
The Bianconeri benefited from the French midfielder's talent for four years, but he felt the pull of his "home." Manchester United went crazy to get the boy back in his nursery, but to do so in the summer of 2016, they had to pay Agnelli a whopping 105 million euros.
