10 most expensive signings by Juventus

#6 Miralem Pjanic - €32m

Juventus hope Miralem Pjanic will be able to replace Paul Pogba in the years to come

While several inches of column space in printed and online media have been devoted to Gonzalo Higuain’s record-breaking transfer, another player arrived relatively quietly at the Bianconeri this summer.

AS Roma’s playmaker, the all-important man who pulls the strings, the orchestrator in the middle of the park – the adjectives used to describe Miralem Pjanic and his effectiveness are numerous. In his five seasons at Roma, the Bosnian international cemented himself as a crucial part of the team.

The 26-year old scored and helped create goals and established himself as a free-kick specialist as evidenced in the recently concluded Serie A season. His vision, passing and dribbling abilities make him stand out in midfield. It is also notable that he provided the joint most assists in the league (12) during the 2015/16 season.

The deep-lying midfielder represented Bosnia in the 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifiers and scored 3 goals while assisting 4 more and was pivotal to them securing their first qualification for the final stages of the tournament.