With Manchester United looking to break the world transfer record of €100 million in order to sign Paul Pogba from Juventus, Goal.com counts down the 25 most expensive players of all time...
25. RIO FERDINAND | Leeds to Manchester United | 2002 | €46m
24. CHRISTIAN BENTEKE | Aston Villa to Liverpool | 2015 | €46.5m
23. MESUT OZIL | Real Madrid to Arsenal | 2013 | €47m
22. GAIZKA MENDIETA | Valencia to Lazio | 2001 | €48m
21. DAVID LUIZ | Chelsea to Paris Saint-Germain | 2014 | €49.5m
=19. ALEX TEIXEIRA | Shakhtar Donetsk to Jiangsu Suning | 2016 | €50m
=19. ANTHONY MARTIAL | Monaco to Manchester United | 2015 | €50m
18. GIANLUIGI BUFFON | Parma to Juventus | 2001 | €52.9m
17. HERNAN CRESPO | Parma to Lazio | 2000 | €55m
16. HULK | Zenit to Shanghai SIPG | 2016 | €55.8m
15. FERNANDO TORRES | Liverpool to Chelsea | 2011 | €58.5m
14. LUIS FIGO | Barcelona to Real Madrid | 2000 | €60m
13. RAHEEM STERLING | Liverpool to Manchester City | 2015 | €62.5m
12. ANGEL DI MARIA | Manchester United to Paris Saint-Germain | 2015 | €63m
11. EDINSON CAVANI | Napoli to Paris Saint-Germain | 2013 | €64.5m
10. KAKA | AC Milan to Real Madrid | 2009 | €65m
9. ZLATAN IBRAHIMOVIC | Inter to Barcelona | 2009 | €69.5m
8. ZINEDINE ZIDANE | Juventus to Real Madrid | 2001 | €73.5m
7. KEVIN DE BRUYNE | Wolfsburg to Manchester City | 2015 | €74m
=5. ANGEL DI MARIA | Real Madrid to Manchester United | 2014 | €75m
=5. JAMES RODRIGUEZ | Monaco to Real Madrid | 2014 | €75m
4. LUIS SUAREZ | Liverpool to Barcelona | 2014 | €81.7m
3. NEYMAR | Santos to Barcelona | 2013 | €88.2m
2. CRISTIANO RONALDO | Manchester United to Real Madrid | 2009 | €94m
1. GARETH BALE | Tottenham to Real Madrid | 2013 | €101m
25. RIO FERDINAND | Leeds to Manchester United | 2002 | €46m
24. CHRISTIAN BENTEKE | Aston Villa to Liverpool | 2015 | €46.5m
23. MESUT OZIL | Real Madrid to Arsenal | 2013 | €47m
22. GAIZKA MENDIETA | Valencia to Lazio | 2001 | €48m
21. DAVID LUIZ | Chelsea to Paris Saint-Germain | 2014 | €49.5m
=19. ALEX TEIXEIRA | Shakhtar Donetsk to Jiangsu Suning | 2016 | €50m
=19. ANTHONY MARTIAL | Monaco to Manchester United | 2015 | €50m
18. GIANLUIGI BUFFON | Parma to Juventus | 2001 | €52.9m
17. HERNAN CRESPO | Parma to Lazio | 2000 | €55m
16. HULK | Zenit to Shanghai SIPG | 2016 | €55.8m
15. FERNANDO TORRES | Liverpool to Chelsea | 2011 | €58.5m
14. LUIS FIGO | Barcelona to Real Madrid | 2000 | €60m
13. RAHEEM STERLING | Liverpool to Manchester City | 2015 | €62.5m
12. ANGEL DI MARIA | Manchester United to Paris Saint-Germain | 2015 | €63m
11. EDINSON CAVANI | Napoli to Paris Saint-Germain | 2013 | €64.5m
10. KAKA | AC Milan to Real Madrid | 2009 | €65m
9. ZLATAN IBRAHIMOVIC | Inter to Barcelona | 2009 | €69.5m
8. ZINEDINE ZIDANE | Juventus to Real Madrid | 2001 | €73.5m
7. KEVIN DE BRUYNE | Wolfsburg to Manchester City | 2015 | €74m
=5. ANGEL DI MARIA | Real Madrid to Manchester United | 2014 | €75m
=5. JAMES RODRIGUEZ | Monaco to Real Madrid | 2014 | €75m
4. LUIS SUAREZ | Liverpool to Barcelona | 2014 | €81.7m
3. NEYMAR | Santos to Barcelona | 2013 | €88.2m
2. CRISTIANO RONALDO | Manchester United to Real Madrid | 2009 | €94m
1. GARETH BALE | Tottenham to Real Madrid | 2013 | €101m