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#3 Diego Costa (Atletico Madrid): €66m
Previous Record: Ramadel Falcao (from FC Porto) €40m
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The enfant-terrible and much-loved problem child of Atletico manager Diego Simeone, the 29-year-old Brazilian-born Spanish international is in his second spell at the Madrid club and his second coming to the club saw him break the club's transfer record as he rejoined from Chelsea this season.
A tempestuous force of nature whose grizzly-bear demeanour, the Spanish international's razor-sharp finishing, aggression and abilities were sorely missed when he left to join the Blues in 2014 after propelling Los Colchoneros (The Mattressers) to the La Liga title, the team's first in nearly 2 decades.
His tally of 72 goals and 27 assists in the 152 games he has appeared in for Simeone's team tell the story of a committed warrior who is willing to give his all to ensure that the team gets the glory.
Ever since his return to the club in January, he has hit 9 goals in 18 appearances in all competitions with 3 of those goals and 2 of those assists coming in his 12 La Liga appearances so far.
