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Top 10 Overall Transfers ( till 09/10)

1. Cristiano Ronaldo: Manchester United to Real Madrid – £80m (2009)

2. Kaka: AC Milan to Real Madrid – £56m (2009)

3. Zinedine Zidane: Juventus to Real Madrid – £45.62m (2001)

4. Luis Figo: Barcelona to Real Madrid – £37m (2000)

5. Hernan Crespo: Parma to Lazio – £35.5m (2000)

6. Gianluigi Buffon: Parma to Juventus – £32.6m (2001)

7. Robinho: Real Madrid to Manchester City – £32.5m (2008)

8. Christian Vieri: Lazio to Inter – £32m (1999)

9. Dimitar Berbatov: Tottenham to Manchester United – £30.75m (2008)

10. Andriy Shevchenko: AC Milan to Chelsea – £30m (2006)

Bumped from the top 10: Rio Ferdinand (Leeds to Manchester United – £29.1m in 2002), Gaizka Mendieta (Valencia to Lazio – £29m in 2001)

Ronaldo’s move from United to Real is certainly the most expensive transfer out of the Premier League, but as of now, the record for most expensive transfer into the Premier League remains the same, with Manchester City topping the charts with their £32.5m purchase of Robinho on deadline day last summer.