Britain's most expensive players
13 April 2012
Ruud van Nistelrooy's £19 million transfer to Premiership Champions Manchester United makes him the most expensive player Britain has ever seen. He now heads a top ten list that is worth nearly £140m.
| From | To | Cost | ||
| 1 | Ruud van Nistelrooy | PSV Eindhoven | Man Utd | £19million |
| 2 | Rio Ferdinand | West Ham | Leeds | £18m |
| 3= | Alan Shearer | Blackburn | Newcastle | £15m |
| Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink | Atletico Madrid | Chelsea | £15m | |
| 5 | Dwight Yorke | Aston Villa | Man Utd | £12.6m |
| 6= | Tore Andre Flo | Chelsea | Rangers | £12m |
| Sylvain Wiltord | Bordeaux | Arsenal | £12m | |
| 8= | Emile Heskey | Leicester | Liverpool | £11m |
| Sergei Rebrov | Dynamo Kiev | Tottenham | £11m | |
| 10 | Jaap Stam | PSV Eindhoven | Man Utd | £10.75m |