6) Ruud van Nistelrooy, £10.3m to Real Madrid, 2006
Possibly the best out and out finisher the Premier League has ever seen, this didn’t stop Sir Alex moving him on when the Dutchman started agitating for a move. Luckily for United a certain Cristiano Ronaldo was about to make some waves.
5) Juan Sebastian Veron, £15m to Chelsea, 2003
Regularly mentioned as one of the biggest flops the top flight has seen, the Red Devils did very well to get this much for the midfielder. Not only this, but the Argentina international failed at Stamford Bridge as well to weaken their rivals!
