10 stars who cost under £25m 10 years ago

Patrick Power 8 years ago 6.7k
The market has gone crazy. BeSoccer

Market inflation has led Neymar to become the most expensive player in history this summer after PSG paid £198m for the forward. Ten years ago, however, a star signing could be made for a small portion of that outrageous fee.

Wesley Sneijder (Ajax to Real Madrid) - £21m

Nani (Sporting Lisbon to Manchester United) - £20m

Diego Forlan (Manchester United to Atletico Madrid)- £17m

Fernando Torres (Atletico Madrid to Liverpool) - £20m

Pepe (Porto to Real Madrid) - £24m

Franck Ribéry (Marseille to Bayern Munich) - £17m

Miroslav Klose (Werder Bremen to Bayern Munich) - £10m

Thierry Henry (Arsenal to Barcelona) - £16m

Nicolas Anelka (Bolton Wanderers to Chelsea) - £15m

Arjen Robben (Chelsea to Real Madrid) - £24m

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W. Sneijder
A. Robben
F. Ribéry
M. Klose
Nicolas Anelka
Thierry Henry
Fernando Torres
D. Forlán
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