The world market

1 Christian Vieri from Lazio to Inter Milan for £31 million

2 Nicolas Anelka from Arsenal to Real Madrid £23m

3 Denilson from Sao Paulo to Real Betis £22m

4 Rivaldo from Deportivo to Barcelona £19m

5 Ruud van Nistelrooy from PSV to Man Utd £19m

6 Christian Vieri from Atletico Madrid to Lazio £17m

7 Ronaldo from Barcelona to Inter Milan £16.8m

The British market

1 Ruud van Nistelrooy from PSV to Man Utd £19m

2 Alan Shearer from Blackburn to Newcastle £15m

3 Dwight Yorke from Aston Villa to Man Utd £12.6m

4 Emile Heskey from Leicester to Liverpool £11m

5 Jaap Stam from PSV to Man Utd £9.75m

6 Thierry Henry from Juventus to Arsenal £9.5m

7 Chris Sutton from Blackburn to Chelsea £9m