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#3 Angel Di Maria | Manchester United to PSG (€63m)
Angel Di Maria arrived in England following a much-anticipated move that raised Old Trafford fans' expectations. His switch from Real Madrid came after scintillating Copa del Rey and La Decima victories where he ended up as the best man on the pitch on both occasions.
Donning the 'cursed' number 7 shirt for United, Di Maria struggled under Jose Mourinho who kept switching his playing positions and roles. As time passed, both Di Maria and the United fans grew unhappy with the Argentine's role at the club.
Despite being considered one of the below-par signings by the 20-time EPL champs, PSG paid handsomely to grab Di Maria for their side. The swap turned out to be good for the former Real Madrid number 11 as he has once again found his rhythm with the Parisians.
#2 Romelu Lukaku | Manchester United to Inter Milan (€74m)
Belgium's all-time top goalscorer ended up as another unhappy player to leave the club while earning them big bucks.
Romelu Lukaku's arrival at Old Trafford after a stint of promising seasons with Everton was labeled an 'absolute bargain'. He spent two years with the 20-time champs and scored a total of 42 goals off 96 games in all competitions.
Lukaku expressed his desire to leave the club while under Jose Mourinho. The Belgian forward tied the reason to being tired of constantly ending up as the scapegoat for the club's poor performances.
Antonio Conte and Inter Milan came forward to rope in Lukaku. Lukaku ended up being Inter Milan's most expensive signing in the process.
#1 Cristiano Ronaldo | Manchester United to Real Madrid (€94m)
In 2009, Cristiano Ronaldo bid farewell to Old Trafford by leaving millions of fans in tears. The Portuguese forward has been cited as their greatest manager, Alex Ferguson's, best ever finding.
The Portuguese captain started living his dream at Manchester United. And in 2009 when Real Madrid came knocking on their door, the club and the player had to accept the offer in the best interest of all the parties involved.
Ronaldo occupied the media's front page for days to come and became the — then most expensive player in the history of football.
He had a dream run at his new club and conquered Europe after kissing every trophy that he could. Cristiano eventually left for Juventus in 2018. Till date, the voids he left at both the clubs remain.
This concludes our list of top 5 sales done by Manchester United. Who, according to you, has been the club's best bargain?
