Most Expensive Player Transfers in English Football - up to August 2006
Submitted by JSB on Mon, 01/01/2007 - 00:00
Andriy Shevchenko's move from AC Milan to Chelsea, at an estimated £30 million, headed the list of the top ten most expensive player transfers in English football - up to August 2006. Next came Rio Ferdinand's transfer from Leeds to Manchester United (£29.1m), and third was Juan Sebastian Veron (28.1m Lazio to Man U).
Of the top ten transfers all were to Chelsea or Manchester United.
Stats Table:
| Player | From | To | Amount £m |
|---|---|---|---|
| Andriy Shevchenko | AC Milan | Chelsea | 30.0 |
| Rio Ferdinand | Leeds | Manchester Utd | 29.1 |
| Juan Sebastian Veron | Lazio | Manchester Utd | 28.1 |
| Wayne Rooney | Everton | Manchester Utd | 27.0 |
| Michael Essien | Lyon | Chelsea | 26.0 |
| Didier Drogba | Marseille | Chelsea | 24.0 |
| Shaun Wright-Phillips | Manchester City | Chelsea | 21.0 |
| Ricardo Carvalho | Porto | Chelsea | 19.85 |
| Ruud Van Nistelroy | PSV | Manchester Utd | 19.0 |
| Michael Carrick | Tottenham Hotspur | Manchester Utd | 18.6 |
