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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?</p>
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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.</p>
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There have been, however, some other collosal amounts of money paid for the services of footballers - many of which took place last summer.</p>
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Below we give you the ten biggest transfer fees ever:</p>
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<strong>Gareth Bale - Tottenham Hotspur to Real Madrid, 2013 - £85.3m</strong></p>
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<strong>Cristiano Ronaldo - Manchester United to Real Madrid, 2009 - £80m</strong></p>
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<strong>Zlatan Ibrahimovic - Inter Milan to Barcelona, 2009 - £59m </strong></p>
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<strong>Kaka - AC Milan to Real Madrid, 2009 - £56m </strong></p>
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<strong>Edison Cavani - Napoli to PSG, 2013 - £55m</strong></p>
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<strong>Radamel Falcao - Atletico Madrid to Monaco, 2013 - £51m</strong></p>
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<strong>Fernando Torres - Liverpool to Chelsea, 2011 - £50m</strong></p>
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<strong>Neymar - Santos to Barcelona, 2013 - £48.6m</strong></p>
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<strong>Zinedine Zidane - Juventus to Real Madrid, 2001 - £46m</strong></p>
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<strong>Mesut Ozil - Real Madrid to Arsenal, 2013 - £42.5m</strong></p>
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