1. Patrick Vieira - Juventus (2005, £13.7m)
2. Ashley Cole - Chelsea (2006, £5m + William Gallas)
3. Thierry Henry - Barcelona (2007, £16m)
4. Emmanuel Adebayor - Manchester City (2009, £25m) and later Tottenham
5. Samir Nasri - Manchester City (2011, £24m)
6. Cesc Fabregas - Barcelona (2011, £35m) and later Chelsea
7. Robin van Persie - Manchester United (2012, £24m)