4) James Rodriguez

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AS Monaco to Real Madrid – €79.5-million (2014)

James Rodriguez is the most recent addition to Real Madrid’s new Galacticos project. James was central to Colombia’s impressive performances at the 2014 World Cup, convincing Real Madrid to make him the fourth most expensive player in, not just La Liga history, but world football. Rodriguez signed a five-year deal worth a reported €6-million a year. The transfer represents the latest stage in James’ meteoric rise towards the top of world football. Just a year before Monaco had paid €45-million to sign him; however a slightly more astonishing statistic is that Porto paid just €5-million for him in 2010.