Five most expensive transfers after Italian champions Juventus splashed out 90 million euros ($98.8m, #75.3m) to prise Argentina striker Gonzalo Higuain away from Napoli on Tuesday.
Gareth Bale (WAL) Spurs to Real Madrid #85.1m 2013 Welsh forward whose performances for an attractive Spurs side launched Real into a massive bid. The English side could not refuse such advances and let their star man go.
He has built his career at the Santiago Bernabeu with two Champions League titles, scoring in the final of the first of the two against Atletico Madrid. His experience in La Liga helped him lead Wales in their memorable run to the Euro 2016 semi-finals. Bale also scored a stunning winner in the Copa del Rey final against Real’s arch rivals Barcelona in 2014.
Cristiano Ronaldo (POR) Manchester United to Real Madrid #83.7m 2009 Real Madrid came calling for the Portuguese master with what was then a world-record bid.
Ronaldo was keen to join anyhow, and since arriving in the Spanish capital he has become their all-time top goalscorer and consistently set records in the Champions League, which he has won three times in his career, twice with Real.
He has achieved all this despite the hottest of competition from Barcelona’s Argentinian superstar Lionel Messi, who still leads in the overall La Liga scoring charts.
