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Manchester City are poised to complete the signing of Wolfsburg playmaker Kevin de Bruyne for the astronomical fee of £54m.
The Belgium international’s transfer fee will make him the 10th most expensive player in the history of football.
Here we run down the top 10.
10. Kevin de Bruyne – Wolfsburg to Manchester City, £54m*
9. Edinson Cavani – Napoli to Paris Saint-Germain, £55m
8. Kaka – AC Milan to Real Madrid, £56m
7. Zlatan Ibrahimovic – Inter Milan to Barcelona, £59m
6. Angel Di Maria – Real Madrid to Manchester United, £59.7m
5. James Rodriguez – Monaco to Real Madrid, £63m
4. Neymar – Santos to Barcelona, £71.5m​
3. Luis Suarez – Liverpool to Barcelona, £75m
2. Cristiano Ronaldo – Manchester United to Real Madrid, £80m
1. Gareth Bale – Tottenham to Real Madrid, £86m
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