2) Rio Ferdinand: Leeds United to Manchester United, £33.1m, 2002
The silky-smooth centre back joined the Red Devils in the immediate aftermath if the 2002 World Cup in Japan and South Korea where the then England international had shone at the heart of the Three Lions back four.
So much so in fact that United decided to splash out a then British-record transfer fee for any player, with Ferdinand going on to play for the club for the next 12 years, before his departure from Old Trafford this summer.