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#3 Fernando Torres
A thunderous striker in his prime for Liverpool F.C. A record 81 goals in only 142 appearances for the Reds - almost a cult signing for the club. Well, almost, as Fernando Torres' extraordinary performances in front of goal convinced Chelsea to pull the trigger on a €58.50m deal during the winter deadline day.
After much effort to keep him at Anfield, the player finally handed in a transfer request that saw him move to the Blues at Stamford Bridge. It was a deal which saw him become the sixth-most-expensive footballer in the history of football at the time.
Although Torres never lived up to the transfer fee Chelsea paid for him, he came in handy with goals across several competitions for Chelsea. One of the most memorable goals that he struck was the one in the last minute of the Champions League semi-final against Barcelona in 2012.
He marched from the halfway line to beat the Barcelona goalkeeper in the final minutes. It was a goal that made sure of Chelsea's progress to the final, that they ended up winning.
#2 Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang
After an extended transfer saga with German club Borussia Dortmund, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang finally sealed his move to Arsenal on January deadline day in 2018. A package worth €63.75mn proved to be enough for Dortmund to accept Arsenal's proposal.
This was a sizeable investment on an extremely clinical player on his day. Aubameyang is surely one of the poster boys from Arsene Wenger's last days at the Emirates Stadium. A golden-boot winner in the 2018-19 season after scoring 22 goals in the league meant Arsenal had surely signed a proven goalscorer.
#1 Gareth Bale
One of the most imperative pieces in the attacking trio of the BBC (Bale, Benzema & Ronaldo), Gareth Bale is surely one of the most decorated footballers in modern history for Real Madrid. He was signed after a series of tough negotiations between Spurs supremo Daniel Levy and Madrid boss Fiorentino Perez.
Gareth Bale finally signed for Real Madrid on deadline day of the 2013 summer window as the club finally reached an agreement for a transfer worth an initial €100mn.
Bale has been a four-time Champions League winner, a two-time Spanish Champion and a Spanish Cup winner during his time at Real. With him still at the club for the new and possibly his last season, Gareth Bale's legacy continues.
