16) £38.5m – James Rodriguez, Hulk, Hernan Crespo
Deals that took James Rodriguez to Monaco from Porto, Hulk to Zenit Saint Petersburg from Porto plus Hernan Crespo’s big move to Lazio make it into 16th.
15) £42.5m – Mesut Ozil
Arsenal’s record signing, Mesut Ozil moved for £42.5m from Real Madrid in the summer of 2013, also making him the most expensive German player of all time.
14) £44m – Luis Figo
A hugely controversial deal from back in the day, Luis Figo swapped Barcelona for Real Madrid in a £44m move.
13) £46m – Zinedine Zidane
For a long time the most expensive player in the world, Zinedine Zidane joined Real Madrid from Juventus for around £46m.
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