Top 10: Biggest transfer losses in Premier League history

Top 10: Biggest transfer losses in Premier League history

10. Juan Sebastian Veron

Bought for: £28.1m by Manchester United in 2001

Sold for: £15m to Chelsea in 2003

Loss: £13.1m

9. David Bentley

Bought for: £15m by Tottenham Hotspur in 2008

Sold for: Free - released in 2013

Loss: £15m

8. Robinho

Bought for: £32.5m by Manchester City in 2008

Sold for: £16m to AC Milan in 2010

7. Hernan Crespo

Bought for: £16.8m by Chelsea in 2003

Sold for: Released on a free in 2006

Loss: £16.9m

6. Andrey Arshavin

Bought for: £16.9m by Arsenal in 2009

Sold for: Free to Zenit St Petersburg in 2013

Loss: £16.9m

5. Owen Hargreaves

Bought for: £17m by Manchester United in 2007

Sold for: Released on a free in 2011

Loss: £17m

3=. Andy Carroll

Bought for: £35m in January 2011

Sold for: £15m to West Ham United in 2013

Loss: £20m

3=. Alberto Aquilani

Bought for: £20m by Liverpool in 2009

Sold for: Nominal fee to Fiorentina in 2012

Loss: £20m

2. Dimitar Berbatov

Bought for: £30.75m by Manchester United in 2008

Sold for: £4.75m to Fulham in 2012

Loss: £26m

1. Andriy Shevchenko

Bought for: £30.8m by Chelsea in 2006

Sold for: Free to Dynamo Kiev in 2009