The 10 best bits of transfer business ever made in terms of financial profit from purchase of player.
10. Radamel Falcao
Cost: £3.9m from River Plate to FC Porto
Sold: £34.7m to Atletico Madrid
Profit: £30.8m
9. Luis Figo
Cost: £4.2m from Sporting Lisbon to Barcelona
Sold: £37m to Real Madrid
Profit: £32.8m
8. James Rodriguez
Cost: £5m from Banfield to FC Porto
Sold: £38.5m to Monaco
Profit: £33.5m
7. Hernan Crespo
Cost: £2m from River Plate to Parma
Sold: £35.5m to Lazio
Profit: £33.5m
6. Zlatan Ibrahimovic
Cost: £20m from Juventus to Inter Milan
Sold: £56.5m to Barcelona
Profit: £36.5m
5. Edinson Cavani
Cost: £14m from Palermo to Napoli
Sold: £54m to PSG
Profit: £40m
4. Zinedine Zidane
Cost: £3m from Bordeaux to Juventus
Sold: £45.8m to Real Madrid
Profit: £42.8m
3. Kaka
Cost: £6m Sao Paulo to AC Milan
Sold: £57m to Real Madrid
Profit: £51m
2. Cristiano Ronaldo
Cost: £12.24m from Sporting Lisbon to Manchester United
Sold: £80m to Real Madrid
Profit: £67.76m
1. Gareth Bale
Cost: £7m from Southampton to Tottenham
Sold: £85.3m by Real Madrid
Profit: £77.7m
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