10 most expensive signings by Tottenham Hotspur

#7 Luka Modric – €21 million

Luka Modric signed for Tottenham on 26 April 2008 for €21 million. The Croatian had earlier been playing for his native club, Dinamo Zagreb. He had been instrumental in the Croatian side’s previous three league titles. He had also been chosen as Croatian Player of the Year given his exemplary performances.

Having arrived as a frail and diminutive figure, it took time for Modric to adapt to the physicality of the Premier League. Successive injuries also took a heavy toll on the midfielder but at the end his quality did shine through.

During his 4 years at the North London club, the Croat redefined the Tottenham team along with other players like Gareth Bale and led the club to their first UEFA Champions League qualification. His rising stock although, seemed to attract a lot of interest from other top clubs as well due to which he was then sold to Real Madrid for 30 million Euros.