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After the summer transfer window closed, one of the biggest sports statistics companies, "Infostrada Sports", announced the twenty biggest deals of this summer.
At the top of the list was the transfer of Andrriy Shevchenko from "Milan" to "Chelsea", significantly surpassing all others. The second place was taken by the transfer of Mali national team midfielder Mahamadou Diarra from "Lyon" to "Real Madrid".
Twenty biggest summer transfers Amounts are given in euros
1. Andrei Shevchenko (Ukraine); from "Milan" to "Chelsea" for 45 million; 2. Mahamadou Diarra (Mali), from "Lyon" to "Real" for 29 million; 3. Michael Carrick (England), from "Tottenham" to "Man Utd" for 27.2 million; 4. Zlatan Ibrahimovic (Sweden), from "Juventus" to "Inter" for 24.8 million; 5. Joaquin (Spain), from "Betis" to "Valencia" for 24 million; 6. John Obi Mikel (Nigeria), from "Lyn"/"Man Utd" to "Chelsea" for 23 million; 7. Sergio Aguero (Argentina), from "Independiente" to "Atletico" for 23 million; 8. Dimitar Berbatov (Bulgaria), from "Bayer" to "Tottenham" for 16 million; 9-10. Ruud van Nistelrooy (Netherlands), from "Man Utd" to "Real" for 15 million; 9-10. Ricardo Oliveira (Brazil), from "Betis" to "Milan" for 15 million; 11-12. Dirk Kuyt (Netherlands), from "Feyenoord" to "Liverpool" for 14 million; 11-12. Gianluca Zambrotta (Italy), from "Juventus" to "Barcelona" for 14 million; 13. Khalid Boulahrouz (Netherlands), from "HSV" to "Chelsea" for 13.2 million; 14. Andy Johnson (England), from "Crystal Palace" to "Everton" for 12.4 million; 15. Eidur Gudjohnsen (Iceland), from "Chelsea" to "Barcelona" for 11.8 million; 16-17. Didier Zokora (Ivory Coast), from "St Etienne" to "Tottenham" for 11.7 million; 16-17. Tomas Rosicky (Czech Republic), from "Borussia" to "Arsenal" for 11.7 million; 18-19. Cani (Spain), from "Villarreal" to "Zaragoza" for 11 million; 18-19. Pablo Aimar (Argentina), from "Valencia" to "Zaragoza" for 11 million; 20-23. Daniel van Buyten (Belgium), from "HSV" to "Bayern" for 10 million; 20-23. Lukas Podolski (Germany), from "Koln" to "Bayern" for 10 million; 20-23. Fabio Cannavaro (Italy), from "Juventus" to "Real" for 10 million; 20-23. Emerson (Brazil), from "Juventus" to "Real" for 10 million.
Notes: * Real Madrid paid 20 million for Fabio Cannavaro and Emerson together. The individual amounts were not specified; * Chelsea paid 17 million to Man Utd and 6 million to Lyn Oslo for John Obi Mikel; * It is believed that the initial amount for Michael Carrick was around 19 million, and the remaining amount depends on his performance at Man Utd, playing for the national team, and how long he will represent Man Utd; * Ashley Cole moved from Arsenal to Chelsea for 7 million and William Gallas; * West Ham did not disclose how much they paid for the Argentinians Carlos Tevez and Javier Mascherano.
