35. Chris Sutton (Norwich City to Blackburn Rovers, £5m, 1994)
One half of the SAS partnership (along with Shearer) that delivered the Premier League trophy to Ewood Park. He was sold to Chelsea for £10m five years later.
34. Rio Ferdinand (Leeds to Manchester United, £30m, 2002)
Would be higher on this list but £30m is a lot of money. When United won the Champions League in 2008 he was the best centre-half in the world. Add to that five league title and Ferguson probably got his money worth.
33. David James (Manchester City to Portsmouth, £1.2m, 2006)
Harry Redknapp landed a bargain as Calamity James restored his reputation and won back his England place
32. Jurgen Klinsmann (Monaco to Tottenham Hotspur, £1m, 1995)
Few players have energised a club like Klinsmann did in his first season at Spurs. He also proved Germans do have a sense of humour with his famous self-mocking dive.
31. Brad Friedel (Liverpool to Blackburn Rovers, free, 2000)
Never made the breakthrough at Liverpool but at Blackburn he established himself as one of the Premier League’s best keepers. Was later sold for a tidy £2.5m profit to Aston Villa.