| Player (country) |
Year |
From
| To |
Cost ($ million) |
| 1. Zinedine Zidane (France) |
2001 |
Juventus |
Real |
65 |
| 2. Luis Figu (Portugal) |
2000 |
Barcelona |
Real |
56 |
| 3. Hernan Crespo (Argentina) |
2000 |
Parma |
Lazio |
54.1 |
| 4. Christian Vieri (Italy) |
1999 |
Lazio |
Inter |
50 |
| 5. Rio Ferdinand (England) |
2002 |
Leeds |
Manchester United |
47 |
| 6. Gianluigi Buffon (Italy) |
2001 |
Parma |
Juventus |
45.9 |
| 7. Ronaldo (Brazil) |
2002 |
Inter |
Real |
44.2 |
| 8. Gaizka Mendieta (Spain) |
2001 |
Valencia |
Lazio |
41 |
| 9. Juan Sebastian Veron (Argentina) |
2001 |
Lazio |
Manchester United |
39.5 |
| 10. David Beckham |
2003 |
Manchester United |
Real |
32 |
