9. Nicolas Anelka – Paris Saint Germain to Arsenal – £500,000
In 1997, before being established as ‘Le Sulk’ Arsene Wenger picked up a hot shot young striker for half a million pounds and then unleashed him on the Premier League to terrorise defences and help the club win their first Premier League title. He followed that up with an even more prolific turn in front of goal to win the PFA Player of the Year award before being sold on to Real Madrid for a massive £22m profit. Great piece of business.