- Eden Hazard
- Fee: €115m
Hazard has scored just 3 goals in 32 games for Real Madrid since his transfer in the summer of 2019, meaning that each goal has cost Blancos around €38m. Let's hope the Belgian leaves his injuries behind him in 2021.
- Gareth Bale
- Fee: €101m
Since 2013, Bale has scored 105 goals in 251 games for Real Madrid. He also netted several decisive goals, including his brace in the Champions League final against Liverpool in 2018 or his famous run against Marc Bartra in the 2014 Copa del Rey final.
Even though his importance in the latest years dwindled - Bale is currently on loan at Tottenham - you cannot forget what Gareth has done for Blancos.
- Cristiano Ronaldo
- Fee: €94m
Ronaldo is Real Madrid's all-time top scorer with 450 goals in 438 games between 2009 and 2018. He helped his side win 16 trophies, including 4 Champions Leagues. Enough said.
- Zinedine Zidane
- Fee: €77.5m
Zidane scored 49 goals in 227 games for Madrid between 2001 and 2006, including the iconic volley in the 2002 Champions League final. Zizou's spell wasn't only about the goals but about the beauty of his game.
Watch Zidane's iconic volley from every angle:
- James Rodriguez
- Fee: €75m
James managed 37 goals in 125 games in 4 full seasons at Real Madrid Blancos' fifth most expensive signing left the club for free, his new club Everton have recently confirmed.
- Kaka
- Fee: €67m
Kaka scored 29 times in 120 matches in 4 full seasons at the Bernabeu. Just like James, the Brazilian left for free.
- Luka Jovic
- Fee: €63m
Jovic's spell at Real Madrid was a disastrous one: 2 goals in 32 games, meaning each of his goals cost Blancos more than €30m. He returned to Eintracht Frankfurt on loan, hoping to reinvent his career.
- Luis Figo
- Fee: €60m
Figo went on to have a successful career after leaving Barcelona in the then record-breaking move. Figo scored 56 goals in 245 appearances for Real Madrid, winning 5 trophies.
- Eder Militao
- Fee: €50m
Similarly to Jovic, Militao failed to justify his price tag, making just 23 appearances since summer 2019. He is still at Madrid so there are chances for him to make a difference this season.
- Ferland Mendy
- Fee: €48m
Unlike Militao or Jovic, Mendy has become a regular at Real Madrid following his transfer in 2019, relegating veteran left-back Marcelo to the bench. In total, the Frenchman has featured 53 times for Los Blancos. Yet we expect more from Mendy - hopefully, the 25-year-old has his full career ahead of him.
