Top 10 most expensive players of all time

Last summer, Gareth Bale's world-record transfer to Real Madrid of £85.3m grabbed all the headlines. But what other transfers make the top ten of all time?

When Gareth Bale made his departure from Tottenham Hotspur to Real Madrid for a £85.3m it made him the most expensive footballer in the world.

There have been, however, some other collosal amounts of money paid for the services of footballers - many of which took place last summer.

Below we give you the ten biggest transfer fees ever:

1. Gareth Bale - Tottenham Hotspur to Real Madrid, 2013 - £85.3m

2. Cristiano Ronaldo - Manchester United to Real Madrid, 2009 - £80m

3. Zlatan Ibrahimovic - Inter Milan to Barcelona, 2009 - £59m 

4. Kaka - AC Milan to Real Madrid, 2009 - £56m 

5. Edison Cavani - Napoli to PSG, 2013 - £55m

6. Radamel Falcao - Atletico Madrid to Monaco, 2013 - £51m

7. Fernando Torres - Liverpool to Chelsea, 2011 - £50m

8. Neymar - Santos to Barcelona, 2013 - £48.6m

9. Zinedine Zidane - Juventus to Real Madrid, 2001 - £46m

10. Mesut Ozil - Real Madrid to Arsenal, 2013 - £42.5m

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