Robinho holds the record for the fifth largest transfer fee .
With the deal for the sale of the club going through on the last day of the summer transfer window , negotiations were forcibly limited , but while a deal for Berbatov was accepted by the club but not by the player , with a few minutes remaining in the transfer window , Manchester City were able to confirm the signing of Robinho for a British transfer record ï¿½32.5 million , concurrently the fifth largest transfer fee in the history of football .
Manchester City F.C. ownership and finances