6) Luka Modric (Tottenham Hotspur to Real Madrid)
A £33m signing for Real Madrid from Tottenham, Croatian playmaker Luka Modric was another big name that English football will have been sad to see the back of. A superb creative midfielder, Modric had become part of a stylish, attack-minded Spurs side that came so close to claiming Champions League football under Harry Redknapp. Now a Champions League winner with Real Madrid this season, Modric has certainly found his feet in Spanish football after a difficult start in his first season at the Bernabeu.
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