The figures are not adjusted for inflation.
List last updated on August 26th, 2014.
1. Gareth Bale - Real Madrid - £85.3m - 2013
2. Cristiano Ronaldo - Real Madrid - £80m - 2009
3. Luis Suarez - Barcelona - £75m - 2014
4. James Rodriguez - Real Madrid - £63m - 2014
5. Zlatan Ibrahimovic - Barcelona - £59.9m - 2009
6. Angel Di Maria - Manchester United - £59.7m - 2014
7. Kaka - Real Madrid - £59m - 2009
8. Edinson Cavani - PSG - £55m - 2013
9. Radamel Falcao - Monaco - £52.1m - 2013
10. Fernando Torres - Chelsea - £50m - 2011
11. David Luiz - PSG - £50m - 2014
12. Neymar - Barcelona - £48.7 - 2013*
13. Hulk - Zenit - £47.6m - 2012
14. Zinedine Zidane - Real Madrid - £47.5m - 2001
15 Mesut Ozil - Arsenal - £42.5m
16. Sergio Aguero - Manchester City - £39.5m - 2011
17. James Rodriguez - Monaco - £38.5m - 2013
18. Luis Figo - Real Madrid - £37.5m - 2000
19. Juan Mata - Manchester United - £37.1m - 2014
20. Hernan Crespo - Lazio £35.5m - 2000
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21. Lucas Moura - PSG - £35.2m - 2013
22. Andy Caroll - Liverpool - £35m - 2011
The only issue with this list is the amount quoted for the transfer of Neymar Jr. from Santos to Barcelona FC. I believe that in the end Barca paid £76m for the Brazilian, which would be the third highest transfer of all time.