10 Most Expensive Manchester United Transfers Ever

7. Rio Ferdinand

Manchester United's Angel Di Maria
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Rating: £29.5m

A defensive stalwart and a hugely gifted leader on the pitch when he signed from Leeds in 2002. You don't become one of the world's most expensive defenders twice without being seriously good.

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