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So, what are the most expensive football transfers of all time? There's around £7bn worth of transfer spending in the top 100, with the deals going as far back as 2001

RANKED! The best strikers in the world, from the prolific to the all-rounded and all in between

RANKED! The best left-wingers in the world, from those who create to those who score

RANKED! The best right-wingers in the world – the providers, the show ponies and the speed merchants all included

RANKED! The best attacking midfielders in the world: greatest collection of defence-splitting passers, dribbling maestros and assist machines currently on the planet

RANKED! The best central midfielders in the world, as we dig deep into the engine room

RANKED! The best defensive midfielders in the world: the ball-winners, anchor men, tough-tacklers and water-carriers who move the needle

RANKED! The best left-backs in the world, from the speedsters to the inverted and everything in between

RANKED! The best centre-backs in the world, according to our trusty experts

RANKED! These are the best right-backs in the world – in one of the most rapidly evolving positions in football