4) £71.5m – Neymar
One of the best players in the world, Neymar completed an eaglerly anticipated move to Barcelona from Santos for a huge £71.5m.
3) £75m – Luis Suarez
After a sensational season for Liverpool in 2013/14, Barcelona paid £75m for Luis Suarez, who helped them to the treble in 2014/15.
2) £80m – Cristiano Ronaldo
Moving from Manchester United to Real Madrid in 2009, Cristiano Ronalo was the most expensive player ever for a number of years, costing £80m.
1) £86m – Gareth Bale
Eclipsing Ronaldo is another big-money Real Madrid buy, as the Spanish giants paid Tottenham £86m for Gareth Bale in 2013.
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