4. Zinedine Zidane (Juventus to Real Madrid, 2001)
Bought for: £3m Sold for: £46m Profit: £43m
Considered one of the greatest players to have ever played the game, ‘Zizou’ guided his French national team to a World Cup and European championship. The attacking midfielder, whose last international game ended with that famous head-butt of Marco Materazzi, won the World Player of the award 3 times during his career and the Ballon d’Or once. With Real Madrid he will be remembered for that famous swish of his left boot in Glasgow that won Madrid their last European Cup to date in 2002.
Edited by Staff Editor