Last week, French international Karim Benzema completed his transfer from Olympique Lyon to Real Madrid. Real Madrid’s chairman Florentino Pérez has now spent 209 million euros on new players.
According to Infostrada Sports, in the 2000/2001 season, Pérez spent 100.3 million euros on new players as Real Madrid’s chairman.
Biggest spending seasons by Florentino Pérez as Real Madrid chairman
Euro Season Player(s)
209.0 2009/2010 Cristiano Ronaldo (POR), Kaká (BRA), Karim Benzema (FRA), Raúl Albiol (ESP)
100.3 2000/2001 Luis Figo (POR), Flávio Conceiçao (POR), Claude Makélélé (FRA)
90.1 2005/2006 Sergio Ramos (ESP), Robinho (BRA), Julio Baptista (BRA), Antonio Cassano (ITA), Carlos Diogo (URU), Cicinho (BRA), Pablo García (URU)
75.8 2001/2002 Zinedine Zidane (FRA)
60.4 2004/2005 Walter Samuel (ARG), Jonathan Woodgate (ENG), Michael Owen (ENG), Thomas Gravesen (DEN)
45.0 2002/2003 Ronaldo (BRA)
35.1 2003/2004 David Beckham (ENG)
Top-15 Biggest Transfers by Real Madrid chairman Florentino Pérez
Euro Name Nation From Year
94.0 Cristiano Ronaldo POR Manchester United 2009
75.8 Zinedine Zidane FRA Juventus 2001
65.0 Kaká BRA AC Milan 2009
61.3 Luis Figo POR FC Barcelona 2000
45.0 Ronaldo BRA Internazionale 2002
35.1 David Beckham ENG Manchester United 2003
35.0* Karim Benzema FRA Olympique Lyon 2009
27.1 Sergio Ramos ESP Sevilla FC 2005
25.0 Flávio Conceição BRA Deportivo La Coruña 2000
24.5 Robinho BRA Santos 2005
23.0 Walter Samuel ARG AS Roma 2004
22.0 Jonathan Woodgate ENG Newcastle United 2004
20.0 Julio Baptista BRA Sevilla FC 2005
15.0 Raúl Albiol ESP Valencia CF 2009
14.0 Claude Makélélé FRA Celta de Vigo 2000
* transfer fee may rise to 41 million depending on Real Madrid’s results
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