The 15 Most Expensive Midfielders Ever 15. Eden Hazard (PS32 million) to Chelsea 14. Luka Modric (PS33 million) to Real Madrid Axel Witsel-PS34m12 to Zenit St Petersburg12. Fernandinho-PS34m to Manchester City 11. Cesc Fabregas (PS35 million) to Barcelona 10. Lucas Moura (PS35.5 million) to PSG 9. Javier Pastore-PS37m is on his way to PSG. Real Madrid has signed Luis Figo-PS37M. 8. Yaya Touré (PS40 million) to Manchester City 7. Paul Pogba (PS45 million) to Juventus 6. Arturo Vidal (PS50 million) to Bayern Munich 5. Kaka (PS55 million) to Orlando City 4. Thiago Silva (PS65 million) to Paris Saint-Germain 3. Philipp Lahm (PS70 million) to Bayern Munich 2. Xabi Alonso (PS75 million) to Liverpool 1. Sergio Busquets (PS80 million) to Barcelona In Europe, the most expensive midfielders are Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Paul Pogba. Both players were sold for a world record fee when Manchester United bought them from Juventus and France respectively. Ibra cost Man United £90 million (Rs 500 crore at the time), while Pogba came for just €100 million (Rs 600 crore). Ibra's arrival sparked talk of a new era for Man United but they soon found themselves in crisis management mode as their other big transfers, Eric Bailly and Romelu Lukaku, failed to live up to expectations.