Quiz! Can you name the three biggest transfers every season since 2000?

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Transfer fees are ever-rising – who's commanded the most money since the turn of the century?

Zinedine Zidane
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10 minutes on the clock, 69 players to guess

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If you want to see the changing tides in football from one league to another, transfers are a good place to assess. 

In the late 1990s and early 2000s, there was a dominance in Serie A. The biggest fees were seen over in Italy, often with clubs buying players off of each other over there. With the billionaires arriving in the Premier League in the middle of the decade though, the waves shifted.

English clubs, as a result, were much more competitive in Europe, winning three Champions League titles between them from 2005 to 2012 and making a few more finals. But as we edge into the 2010s, Paris Saint-Germain begin throwing their money around, while the Spanish clubs' European dominance is reflected in the transfer market. 

Where does European football go next? Who knows. The question we're asking today though is all about the top three transfers every season…

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Mark White
Mark White
Content Editor

Mark White has been at on FourFourTwo since joining in January 2020, first as a staff writer before becoming content editor in 2023. An encyclopedia of football shirts and boots knowledge – both past and present – Mark has also represented FFT at both FA Cup and League Cup finals (though didn't receive a winners' medal on either occasion) and has written pieces for the mag ranging on subjects from Bobby Robson's season at Barcelona to Robinho's career. He has written cover features for the mag on Mikel Arteta and Martin Odegaard, and is assisted by his cat, Rosie, who has interned for the brand since lockdown.