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#2 Rafael van der Vaart
Many top Europen clubs like AC Milan, Juventus, Chelsea, Atletico Madrid, Arsenal and Liverpool were interested in Van der Vaart when the Dutchman was playing for Hamburger SV. But when Real Madrid entered the race, his final destination was clear.
Van der Vaart moved from Hamburger to Real Madrid in 2008, and he spent two seasons at Real Madrid. He made 73 appearances for them and found the back of the net 12 times in the process. But he was used mainly as an impact substitute in many games, which also led to speculation that there was a rift between him and coach Juande Ramos.
In the very next summer after his arrival, it was speculated that he would leave Real Madrid because new manager Manuel Pellegrini did not have a place for Van der Vaart in the squad and his jersey number 23 was assigned to Esteban Granero. An agreement was reached later for him to stay at the club and his original kit number was handed back to him.
The Dutch midfielder had to wait for four games to even make the matchday squad, but an injury to Kaka helped him regain his place in the team. His up and down career at Real Madrid came to an end in 2010 when he completed a move to Tottenham Hotspur. After two seasons at Spurs, he returned to his former club Hamburger.
