page_title: List of Real Madrid CF records and statistics
section_title: Highest transfer fees paid
hierarchical_section_title: List of Real Madrid CF records and statistics / Players / Transfers / Highest transfer fees paid
caption_attribution_description: Gareth Bale during his presentation as a new Real Madrid player
context_page_description: Real Madrid Club de Fútbol is a Spanish professional association football club based in Madrid. The club was formed in 1902 as Madrid Football Club, and played its first competitive match on 13 May 1902, when it entered the semi-final of the Campeonato de Copa de S.M. Alfonso XIII. Real Madrid currently plays in the Spanish La Liga. Real Madrid was one of the founding members of La Liga in 1929, and is one of three clubs, including Barcelona and Athletic Bilbao, never to have been relegated from the league. They have also been involved in European football ever since they became the first Spanish club to enter the European Cup in 1955, except for the 1977–78 and 1996–97 seasons.
  This list encompasses the major honours won by Real Madrid and records set by the club, their managers and their players. The player records section includes details of the club's leading goalscorers and those who have made most appearances in first-team competitions. It also records notable achievements by Real Madrid players on the international stage, and the highest transfer fees paid and received by the club.
context_section_description: Real Madrid's record signings are Gareth Bale and Eden Hazard. Bale, who signed for the club from Tottenham Hotspur for a fee which according to media reports is £86 million in September 2013. Hazard, who signed from Chelsea for a fee of £89 million in July 2019.
caption: Gareth Bale, signed in September 2013 from Tottenham Hotspur for £86 million, became Real Madrid's most expensive purchase.
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