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Fernando Torres – Liverpool to Chelsea (£50 million)
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El Nino was one of the most beloved figures at Anfield until he decided to switch the Red of Liverpool for the Blue of Chelsea. The Spanish striker was already a world-class player when he arrived at Liverpool from Atletico Madrid for a fee of £20 million and took the Kop by storm. The Spaniard scored 81 goals in 142 appearances for the Reds and continues to be secretly revered by the club’s fans to this day.
His performances ensured that Chelsea were more than willing to pay a fee in the region of £50 million on deadline day in the January of 2010 to secure his services. However, what was believed to be the arrival of one of the best strikers in England to Stamford Bridge turned out to be a complete nightmare for both, the club and the player.
Torres featured in 175 games for Chelsea and found the net on just 45 occasions, a return that did not please most of the Blues.
Currently, Torres is back where it all began, at Atletico Madrid, and despite being restricted to a bit-part role, he continues to score important goals. His current contract with Atletico Madrid runs until the end of the 2016-17 season and it remains to be seen if he will remain at the club for the foreseeable future.
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Zlatan Ibrahimovic – Inter Milan to FC Barcelona (£56 million)
How could Zlatan not be on the list of some of the most elite footballers the game has ever seen? The Swedish superstar, who seems to be getting better with age, is currently at Manchester United after successful spells with Ajax, Juventus, Inter Milan and PSG.
However, if there was one stint he did not enjoy as much as the rest of them, it was his time at Barcelona under Pep Guardiola. Zlatan arrived at the Nou Camp in the summer of 2009 for a fee that was believed to be in the region of £56 million coupled with the departure of the Cameroonian Samuel Eto’o to his former club Inter Milan.
While he did score 21 goals in 45 appearances for the Catalan giants, the idea of playing second fiddle to Lionel Messi did not entirely please Ibrahimovic and he moved to AC Milan at the beginning of the 2010-11 season on loan before permanently leaving Barca in the subsequent season.
After having conquered France, the 35-year-old superstar arrived at Old Trafford to re-unite with his former manager Jose Mourinho on a one-year contract, and given his impact, he could be at the club for at least another season.
