The 10 biggest deals from sides in the English top flight.
The biggest deal of the summer so far has been the £35m signing of Alexis Sanchez for Arsenal from FC Barcelona.
The Chile international becomes the Gunners’ second most expensive player of all time behind £42.4m Mesut Ozil and the 25-year-old also makes the biggest ever deals in the Premier League.
See where Sanchez features in the top 10.
10. Willian – Anzhi Makhachkala to Chelsea, £30m
Despite interest from Liverpool and then completing a medical at Tottenham Hotspur, it was the Blues that secured this Brazilian last summer and the 25-year-old proved himself to be an extremely hard worker during his first season in England.
9. Andriy Shevchenko – AC Milan to Chelsea, £30m
Another deal completed by the West Londoners here and a striker who is considered to be one of the most expensive ever flops after three unsuccessful years at Stamford Bridge.
8. Fernandinho – Shakhtar Donetsk to Manchester City, £30m
There were more than a few raised eyebrows last summer when City were moved to pay this huge fee for a (then) 28-year-old defensive midfielder, but the Brazil international had a fantastic first year at the Etihad Stadium.
7. Diego Costa – Atletico Madrid to Chelsea, £32m
It’s clear to see that Roman Abramovich has been spending his money since buying Chelsea back in 2003 and this year has been no different with the acquisition of Costa.
6. Alexis Sanchez – FC Barcelona to Arsenal, £35m
For many years no players featured on lists like this for the Gunners, but in the past 12 months manager Arsene Wenger has thrown off his frugal shackles and started to splash the cash.
5. Andy Carroll – Newcastle United to Liverpool, £35m
Fans at the Emirates Stadium will be hoping that Sanchez is more of a success than this expensive disaster, although the South American does have far more top flight experience than Carroll had when the Reds were moved to pay this astronomical fee.
4. Juan Mata – Chelsea to Manchester United, £37.1m
A case of the Blues actually making money here, as back in January when David Moyes was desperate to improve things at Old Trafford the Scot paid a club record fee for this Spaniard.
3. Sergio Aguero – Atletico Madrid to Manchester City, £38m
Over recent years Atleti have made some serious money from selling strikers, although by scoring the title winning goal in a tense 2011/12 season Aguero proved to be worth every penny.
2. Mesut Ozil – Real Madrid to Arsenal, £42.4m
It was on September 3 last summer that the North Londoners proved that they were ready to mix with the big spenders with the acquisition of this talented playmaker.
1. Fernando Torres – Liverpool to Chelsea, £50m
Still the most expensive deal in British history this transfer occurred in January 2011 at the same time the Merseysiders bought Carroll, meaning there was some serious money being wasted.
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