4. Luis Suarez – Total cost: £103.5m
Nacional to Groningen £0.5m / Groningen to Ajax £5m / Ajax to Liverpool £23m / Liverpool to Barcelona £75m
Proved at Ajax and Liverpool that he was a world-class talent, and after a drawn out transfer saga at Anfield, he eventually sealed his dream move to the Camp Nou in a major move.
3. James Rodriguez – Total cost: £106.5m
Banfield to Porto £5m / Porto to Monaco £38.5m / Monaco to Real Madrid £63m
The Colombian international may not have received the plaudits that he deserved at Porto or Monaco, but after shining at the World Cup in 2014, his fanbase grew dramatically and it was followed by a career-defining move to the Bernabeu.
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