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Mohamed Salah (attacker) Roma to Liverpool in 2017 - £36.9m. Reuters
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Eric Cantona (attacker) Leeds United to Manchester United in 1992 - £1.2m. Getty
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Alan Shearer (attacker) Southampton to Blackburn Rovers in 1992 - £3.6m. Alamy
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Roy Keane (midfielder) Nottingham Forest to Manchester United in 1993 - £3.75m. Getty
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Dennis Bergkamp (attacker) Inter Milan to Arsenal in 1996 - £7.5m. Allsport
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Gianfranco Zola (midfielder) Parma to Chelsea in 1996 - £4.5m. Getty
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Patrick Viera (midfielder) AC Milan to Arsenal in 1996 - £3.5m. AP
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Thierry Henry (attacker) Juventus to Arsenal in 1999 - £11m. Shutterstock
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Frank Lampard (midfielder) West Ham to Chelsea in 2001 - £11m. Reuters
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Rio Ferdinand (defender) Leeds United to Manchester United - £30m. Getty
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Cristiano Ronaldo (attacker) Sporting Lisbon to Manchester United in 2003 - £12m. Getty
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Petr Cech (goalkeeper) Rennes to Chelsea in 2004 - £7m. Getty
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Didier Drogba (attacker) Marseille to Chelsea in 2004 £24m - Reuters
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Wayne Rooney (attacker) Everton to Manchester United in 2004 - £25.6m. Reuters
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Ashley Cole (defender) Arsenal to Chelsea in 2006 - £5m. Getty
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Vincent Kompany (defender) Hamburg to Manchester City in 2008 - £7m. Reuters
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David Silva (midfielder) Valencia to Manchester City in 2010 - £30m. Reuters
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Sergio Aguero (attacker) Atletico Madrid to Manchester City in 2011 - £35m. Reuters
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Eden Hazard (attacker) Lille to Chelsea in 2012 - £32m. Reuters
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N’Golo Kante (midfielder) Caen to Leicester City in 2015 - £5.6m. AP
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Mohamed Salah (attacker) Roma to Liverpool in 2017 - £36.9m. Reuters
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Eric Cantona (attacker) Leeds United to Manchester United in 1992 - £1.2m. Getty
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Alan Shearer (attacker) Southampton to Blackburn Rovers in 1992 - £3.6m. Alamy
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Roy Keane (midfielder) Nottingham Forest to Manchester United in 1993 - £3.75m. Getty
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Dennis Bergkamp (attacker) Inter Milan to Arsenal in 1996 - £7.5m. Allsport
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Gianfranco Zola (midfielder) Parma to Chelsea in 1996 - £4.5m. Getty
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Patrick Viera (midfielder) AC Milan to Arsenal in 1996 - £3.5m. AP
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Thierry Henry (attacker) Juventus to Arsenal in 1999 - £11m. Shutterstock
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Frank Lampard (midfielder) West Ham to Chelsea in 2001 - £11m. Reuters
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Rio Ferdinand (defender) Leeds United to Manchester United - £30m. Getty
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Cristiano Ronaldo (attacker) Sporting Lisbon to Manchester United in 2003 - £12m. Getty
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Petr Cech (goalkeeper) Rennes to Chelsea in 2004 - £7m. Getty
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Didier Drogba (attacker) Marseille to Chelsea in 2004 £24m - Reuters
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Wayne Rooney (attacker) Everton to Manchester United in 2004 - £25.6m. Reuters
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Ashley Cole (defender) Arsenal to Chelsea in 2006 - £5m. Getty
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Vincent Kompany (defender) Hamburg to Manchester City in 2008 - £7m. Reuters
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David Silva (midfielder) Valencia to Manchester City in 2010 - £30m. Reuters
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Sergio Aguero (attacker) Atletico Madrid to Manchester City in 2011 - £35m. Reuters
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Eden Hazard (attacker) Lille to Chelsea in 2012 - £32m. Reuters
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N’Golo Kante (midfielder) Caen to Leicester City in 2015 - £5.6m. AP
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Mohamed Salah (attacker) Roma to Liverpool in 2017 - £36.9m. Reuters
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