Transfers: the biggest and the best

1. Cristiano Ronaldo    - £80 m
2. Zinedine Zidane       - £64 m
3. Zlatan Ibrahimovic   - £59 m
4. Kaka                       - £56 m
5. Edinson Cavani        - £55 m
6. Luis Figo                  - £53 m
7. Radamel Falcao        - £51 m
8. Fernando Torres       - £50 m
9. Neymar                    - £48.6 m
10. Hernan Crespo         - £ 48 m

For football fans all around the world, the transfer window is the pinnacle of the season, where clubs they support are linked and often purchase players from other clubs. This 'transfer window' occurs twice a year in each country - in the UK it runs from 1st July - 31st August and then again in mid-season from 1st-31st January. 

Outrageous fees are paid for the players who are considered as the world's best; the top 10 highest transfer fees paid to date are:

This list however may change very soon due to 'player inflation' which is very similar to inflation. Willie Groves who in 1893 moved from West Bromwich Albion to Aston Villa, was the first player in history to be transferred for a sum of over £100. 

This has very much changed as you will well know nowadays, with the transfer fee having been broken on numerous occasions in past; and it may well be broken again very soon with the impending transfer of Tottenham's Gareth Bale who is being courted by the European giants Real Madrid, with the transfer looking ever more likely to occur. 

And don't just think it's the player's who are sought after and have big transfer fees paid for them. The managers also have had ludicrous sums paid for their services with Chelsea paying FC Porto a massive £13.3 Million to secure Andre Villa Boas as their new manager - however Chelsea sacked Villa Boas in March in that same season, making the amount paid for him seem even more ridiculous!