6. Mario Gotze – Borussia Dortmund to Bayern Munich (€114.2m)
Transfer Fee €37m
After meeting the 21-year-old’s exit clause with BVB, Bayern continued to state their intent with the chequebook. Gotze was signed to a €10m-a-year contract after tax, on which the club will pay around €20.2m in taxes over the four-year term of his initial deal.
And it doesn’t stop there. Gotze and his agent earned €7m in fees between them on agreeing the deal with Bayern, while the Germany international is set pick up €10m in variable bonuses between now and the summer of 2017.
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