10. Andriy Shevchenko – £30.8m
A striker who is considered the epitome of an expensive flop after Roman Abramovich forced through the transfer in 2006 and Shevchenko failed in English football.
8=. Eden Hazard – £32m
Acquired from Lille in 2012 and has since been named in successive PFA Teams of the Year, suggesting that the Belgium international could well be a world-class star.
8=. Diego Costa – £32m
Another signing from this summer now as after scoring 36 goals for Atletico Madrid last term as they won La Liga for the first time since 1996, the West London club swooped for him.
5=. Alexis Sanchez – £35m
Despite having generally been extremely frugal during their time under manager Arsene Wenger, the Frenchman has once again sanctioned a huge fee to be paid for this Chilean.
5=. Fernandinho – £35m
Signed from Shakhtar Donetsk in what was considered a huge fee for a defensive midfielder, but the Brazil international played a key part in Manchester City winning the league title last term.
5=. Andy Carroll – £35m
Another thought of as a flop as despite having played just six months of top flight football in January 2011, the Reds paid Newcastle United this huge fee for the striker.
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