5) Arda Turan: Atletico Madrid to Barcelona – £28.9m
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This was one transfer that did not go down well with Atletico fans. At the time, the Rojiblancos were on the rise and had just broken the duopoly in La Liga by beating both Real and Barcelona to the league title.
Turan was an integral member of the 2013/14 title triumph and it hurt the fans to see him move to the Camp Nou. Barcelona signed him for €34m in the summer of 2015 in spite of the transfer ban – meaning he couldn’t make his debut until January 2016.
Six months of his career saw him twiddle his thumbs on the sidelines as Atletico also floundered in the first half of the season while Barcelona saw a resurgence.
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