Football’s most expensive transfers

Colombian World Cup star James Rodriguez joined Spanish giants Real Madrid from Monaco for a fee believed to be in the region of £63 million on Tuesday, making him the fourth most expensive signing in football transfer history.

Tue, 22 Jul, 2014 - 17:02

Grainne McGuinness

Number 2 and Number 5 on the list.

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Courts Soccer Heathrow Place: Madrid Place: Spain Place: France Place: London Person: James Rodriguez Person: Gareth Bale Person: Bale Person: Cristiano Ronaldo Person: Ronaldo Person: Luis Suarez Person: luisSuarezTeethVitaly_large.jpg Person: jamesRodriguezColombia_large.jpg Person: Rodriguez Person: Kaka Person: Edinson Cavani Person: Cavani Person: Radamel Falcao Person: RadamelFalcao2014_large.jpg Person: Falcao Person: Fernando Torres Person: Roman Abramovich Person: Torres Person: David Luiz Person: Luiz Person: Thiago Silva Person: Neymar Person: neymarBarcelonacelebrates_large.jpg Event: World Cup Event: Colombian World Cup Event: Fifa World Cup Event: Champions League Organisation: Real Madrid Organisation: Monaco Organisation: Tottenham Organisation: Manchester United Organisation: La Decima Organisation: Liverpool Organisation: Barcelona Organisation: AC Milan Organisation: Orlando City Organisation: Napoli Organisation: PSG Organisation: Atletico Madrid Organisation: Chelsea Organisation: Santos

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