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From Man Utd to Napoli — the last 10 teams to break the world transfer record

Napoli made Diego Maradona the most expensive player in the world back in 1984 for a minuscule fee.

PAUL POGBA PUT pen to paper on a five-year deal with Manchester United yesterday as he returns to Old Trafford for a world record fee of £89m (€105m).

It is the first time in their history that Man Utd have broken the world transfer record. They’ve become the first English team to do so since Newcastle United signed Alan Shearer from Blackburn Rovers for £15m in 1996.

Here are the last 10 teams to break the world transfer record, listed by their most recent big-money signing.

1. Manchester United – Paul Pogba from Juventus for £89m – 2016

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2. Real Madrid – Gareth Bale from Tottenham for £86m- 2013

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*Real Madrid also broke the transfer record for Cristiano Ronaldo, Kaká, Zinedine Zidane and Luis Figo between 2000 and 2009.

3. Lazio – Hernan Crespo from Parma for £35.5m – 2000

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4. Inter Milan – Christian Vieri from Lazio for £32.1m – 1999

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*Inter Milan also broke the transfer record for Ronaldo in 1997

5. Real Betis – Denílson from São Paulo for £21.5m – 1998

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6. Newcastle – Alan Shearer from Blackburn for £15m – 1996

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7. Barcelona – Ronaldo from PSV Eindhoven for £13.2m – 1996

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8. AC Milan – Gianluigi Lentini from Torino for £13m – 1992

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*AC Milan also broke the transfer record for Jean-Pierre Papin in 1992 and Ruud Gullit in 1987

9. Juventus – Gianluca Vialli from Sampdoria for £12m – 1992

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*Juventus also broke the transfer record for Roberto Baggio in 1990

10. Napoli – Diego Maradona from Barcelona for £6.9m – 1984

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