arsenal Real Madrid dominating the list with four big moves out of ten. While Paris Saints Germain and Manchester United are also listed along with Arsenal and Barcelona









Below are the top ten most expensive midfielders of all time.





10. Cesc Fabregas

Fabregas moved from Arsenal to his boyhood club for a fee of £35million in 2011. Currently, he is playing for the English club Chelsea.



9. Lucas Moura

The Brazilian attacking midfielder was signed by French side Paris Saints German for £35million in 2013 from Brazilian side Sao Paulo.





8. Luis Figo

The Portuguese midfielder announced his retirement in 2009 after playing successful years in Spain. Madrid signed him from local rivals Barcelona for a fee around £37million.





7. Javier Pastore

The 25-year-old midfielder signed for PSG in 2011 for a £37million fee.





6. Juan Mata

Manchester United signed the Spanish midfielder from Chelsea for £37.1million fee in 2014.





5. Mesut Ozil

The World Cup winner completed his £42.5million move to Arsenal last summer from Real Madrid on the transfer deadline day.





4. Zinedine Zidane

Another former Real Madrid star made a £46million move from Juventus to Santiago Bernabeu back in 2001.





3. Kaka

Kaka completed his £56million from Italian side AC Milan to Real Madrid in 2009.





2. Angel di Maria

th Champions League trophy last season, he left the Los Blancos for After helping Real Madrid to win 10Champions League trophy last season, he left the Los Blancos for Manchester United few months ago. United new boss Louis van Gaal paid £59.7million for the Argentinian attacker.





1. James Rodriguez

After impressing at the World Cup for Colombia, Real Madrid splashed £63million to capture him from Moncao.







