6. Michy Batshuayi to Chelsea: £33.2m
Marseille’s dire financial situation ensured that the exit of the Belgian striker was all but inevitable. Tottenham were also interested in the striker, but balked at his demands of £100,000-a-week in wages at the age of just 22.
Chelsea snapped him up from under their London rivals’ noses in a similar feat to the capture of Willian in 2012, but the last laugh may be on Antonio Conte’s side if the Belgian does not live up to his price tag.