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#8 Dean Ashton - €8.50 million
Market value at time of retirement: €8.50 million
Retired in: December 2009
Dean Ashton played as a forward for Crewe Alexandra in multiple divisions of English football before playing in the Premier League for Norwich City and West Ham United.
He played more than 240 matches and scored more than 85 goals in his club career. Dean Ashton last played for West Ham United in 2008 and retired the following year (at the age of just 26) due to a recurring long-term ankle injury he had sustained in 2006.
Ashton made one solitary appearance for England in 2008. At the time of his retirement, his market value was €8.50 million.
#7 Pavel Nedved - €9.00 million
Market value at time of retirement: €9.00 million
Retired in: June 2009
Widely hailed as one of the best midfielders in the world during his generation, Pavel Nedved won a Ballon d'Or in 2003 after captaining Juventus when they reached the final of the UEFA Champions League trophy, eventually finishing as runners-up.
Nedved played more than 500 matches in his club career, 327 of which came for Juventus across 8 seasons. He won the Serie A twice with Juventus and was one of their most important players. Nedved also represented the Czech Republic 91 times.
He made his last appearance in March 2009 and retired that summer with a market value of €9.00 million.
#6 Willy Sagnol - €9.50 million
Market value at time of retirement: €9.50 million
Retired in: January 2009
Willy Sagnol played as a defender for Saint-Etienne and Monaco in France before moving to Bayern Munich in 2000. He went on to play in 8 seasons for the Bavarian club, winning 12 major trophies including 5 Bundesliga titles and 1 UEFA Champions League trophy. He also represented France 58 times.
Sagnol was at Bayern Munich until 2009 but didn't play a single match in the 2008-09 season due to injury. He is believed to have retired at the start of 2009 aged 31. His market value at the time was €9.50 million.
#5 Javier Saviola - €10.00 million
Market value at time of retirement: €10.00 million
Retired in: January 2016
One of only 30-odd players to have played for both Real Madrid and Barcelona, Javier Saviola played as a forward for a host of clubs including the two Spanish giants, making more than 500 appearances in his club career.
Saviola played for Barcelona for 4 seasons before moving to Real Madrid in 2007 and winning the La Liga title with Los Blancos that season. He also represented Argentina 39 times.
He last played for River Plate in 2015 and is believed to have retired in January 2016, aged 34, with his market value at the time estimated to be €10.00 million.
