Real Madrid leads the most expensive signings per season in this century

2000-2001 season

Luis Figo arrived at Real Madrid from Barcelona for € 60m.

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GUSTAU NACARINO
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2001-2002 season

Zidane arrived at Real Madrid from Juventus for € 77.5M.

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DAILY AS
REUTERS

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2002-2003 season

Rio Ferdinand joined Manchester United from Leeds United for € 46m.

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IAN HODGSON
REUTERS

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2003-2004 season

David Beckham came to Real Madrid from Manchester United for € 37.5m.

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JESUS ​​AGUILERA
DAILY AS

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2004-2005 season

Didier Drogba came to Chelsea from Olympique de Marseille for € 38.5m.

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2005-2006 season

Michael Essien came to Chelsea from Olympique Lyon for € 38m.

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ODD ANDERSEN
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2006-2007 season

Andriy Shevchenko came to Chelsea from AC Milan for € 43.88m.

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KIERAN DOHERTY
REUTERS

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2007-2008 season

Fernando Torres arrived at Liverpool from Atlético de Madrid for € 38 M.

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PAUL ELLIS
AFP

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2008-2009 season

Robinho came to Manchester City from Real Madrid for € 43m.

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PHIL NOBLE
REUTERS

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2009-2010 season

Cristiano Ronaldo came to Real Madrid from Manchester United for € 94m.

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JUAN MEDINA
REUTERS

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2010-2011 season

Fernando Torres arrived at Chelsea from Liverpool for € 58.5m.

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STEFAN WERMUTH
REUTERS

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2011-2012 season

Javier Pastore arrived at PSG from Palermo for € 42m.

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PATRICK KOVARIK
AFP

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Season 2012-2013

Thiago Silva joined PSG from AC Milan for € 42m.

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KENZO TRIBOUILLARD
AFP

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2013-2014 season

Gareth Bale came to Real Madrid from Tottenham for € 101m.

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HEINO KALIS
REUTERS

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2014-2015 season

Luis Suárez arrived at Barcelona from Liverpool for € 81.72 M.

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FERNANDO ZUERAS
DAILY AS

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2015-2016 season

Kevin de Bruyne arrived at Manchester City from Wolfsburg for € 76m.

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Phil Noble
REUTERS

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2016-2017 season

Paul Pogba came to Manchester United from Juventus for € 105m.

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ANDREW YATES
AFP

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Season 2017-2018

Neymar arrived at PSG from Barcelona for € 222m.

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Jean Catuffe
Getty Images

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Season 2018-2019

Kylian Mbappé came to PSG from Monaco for € 145m.

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BERTRAND GUAY
AFP

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2019-2020 season

João Félix came to Atlético de Madrid from Benfica for € 126m.

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Charlie Crowhurst / International Champions Cup
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