Real Madrid made several Galactico signings and broke the transfer record a couple of times, so we had a look at the 10 most expensive transfers in Los Blancos' history.
Click through the gallery attached to the article to view Real's most expensive signings in history.
Gareth Bale's €100 million move from Tottenham Hotspur to Madrid was the latest of five transfer world records broken by the Spanish giants since 2000, in their attempt build the famous 'Galacticos'.
Luis Figo and Zinedine Zidane came during the first wave of 'Galacticos', while Kaka, Cristiano Ronaldo, Bale and James Rodriguez are the latest expensive signings.
The craziness came to a climax in 2009, when first Kaka signed for a new world record fee of €65 million and later Ronaldo's €94 million deal broke that record during the same window.
Here is the complete top 10 most expensive Real Madrid transfers, as listed by Transfermarkt:
1) Gareth Bale – 13/14 – €100m (world record)
2) Cristiano Ronaldo – 09/10 – €94m (record record)
3) James Rodriguez – 14/15 – €80m
4) Zinedine Zidane – 01/02– €73.5m (world record, £46 million)
5) Kaka – 09/10– €65m (world record, £56 million due to weakening of the Euro against the Pound)
6) Luis Figo – 00/01– €60m (world record)
7) Ronaldo – 02/03– €45m
8) David Beckham – 03/04– €37.5m
9) Arjen Robben – 07/08– €36m
10) Xabi Alonso – 09/10– €35.4m
Read: Barca's Most Expensive Transfers In History
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