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9. James Rodriguez (Porto to AS Monaco, 2013)
Bought for: £5m Sold for: £39m Profit: £34m
James Rodriguez playing for Colombia celebrates a goal against France at the Sub-20 World Cup 2011 (Getty Images)
22-year old Colombian winger, James Rodriguez, is considered to be amongst the finest young players in the world at the moment. His playmaking skills have been compared to that of Colombian legend Carlos Valderrama, while his dribbling, speed, creativity, ball control and powerful shots bear resemblance to a certain Cristiano Ronaldo.
No wonder then that newly rich AS Monaco came calling this summer with a £39m bid for the winger who is nicknamed El Nuevo Pibe (The New Kid). Valderamma was the original El Pibe.
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