We gear up to the new European football season with our picks of the biggest transfer moves of the summer
It's been a long, hard football-free summer for soccer fans across Europe, but the tedious wait for the much-anticipated new season is, thankfully, finally over.
It's not been all bad though. Endless speculation about big money transfer moves has done just enough to stave off the worst of the withdrawal symptoms, with Europe's elite having to splash the cash to secure the signatures of the world class names their fans crave.
We take a look at some of the continent's big movers of the close season - from bargain buys to multi-million marquee signings.
Alexis Sánchez
Udinese to Barcelona (€26m)
Age: 22 Nationality: Chilean Position: Midfielder
Sergio Agüero
REUTERS/Andres Stapff
Atletico Madrid to Manchester City (€40m)
Age: 23 Nationality: Argentinian Position: Forward
Fábio Coentrão
Benfica to Real Madrid (€30m)
Age: 23 Nationality: Portuguese Position: Defender
Gervinho
Lille to Arsenal (€12m)
Age: 24 Nationality: Ivorian Position: Forward
Manuel Neuer
FC Schalke 04 to Bayern Munich (€18m)
Age: 25 Nationality: German Position: Goalkeeper
Ashley Young
Aston Villa to Manchester United (€18m)
Age: 26 Nationality: English Position: Forward
Arturo Vidal
Bayer Leverkusen to Juventus (€10.5m)
Age: 24 Nationality: Chilean Position: Midfielder
Mirko Vucinic
Roma to Juventus (€15m)
Age: 27 Nationality: Montenegrin Position: Forward
Javier Pastore
Palermo to Paris St. Germain (€43m)
Age: 22 Nationality: Argentinian Position: Midfielder
David De Gea
Atletico Madrid to Manchester United (€21m)
Age: 20 Nationality: Spanish Position: Goalkeeper
Jérôme Boateng
Manchester City to Bayern Munich (€13.5m)
Age: 22 Nationality: German Position: Defender
Jordan Henderson
Sunderland to Liverpool (€22m)
Age: 21 Nationality: English Position: Midfielder
Santi Cazorla
Villarreal to Malaga (€21m)
Age: 26 Nationality: Spanish Position: Midfielder
Gaël Clichy
Arsenal to Manchester City (€7.8m)
Age: 26 Nationality: French Position: Defender
Gökhan Inler
Udinese to Napoli (€15m)
Age: 27 Nationality: Swiss Position: Midfielder
Hamit Altıntop
Bayern Munich to Real Madrid (Free)
Age: 28 Nationality: Turkish Position: Defender
Bojan Krkić
Barcelona to Roma (€12m)
Age: 20 Nationality: Spanish Position: Forward
Stewart Downing
Aston Villa to Liverpool (€22.8m)
Age: 27 Nationality: English Position: Midfielder
Andrea Pirlo
Milan to Juventus (free)
Age: 32 Nationality: Italian Position: Midfielder
Maarten Stekelenburg
Ajax to Roma (€6.4m)
Age: 28 Nationality: Dutch Position: Goalkeeper
Charles N'Zogbia
Wigan Athletic to Aston Villa (€10.8m)
Age: 25 Nationality: French Position: Midfielder
Jérémy Toulalan
Lyon to Malaga (€11m)
Age: 27 Nationality: French Position: Midfielder
Nuri Åžahin
Borussia Dortmund to Real Madrid (€10m)
Age: 22 Nationality: Turkish Position: Midfielder
Oriol Romeu
Barcelona to Chelsea (€5m)
Age: 19 Nationality: Spanish Position: Midfielder
Phil Jones
Blackburn Rovers to Manchester United (€18.7m)
Age: 19 Nationality: English Position: Defender
Ricardo Alvarez
Velez Sarsfield to Inter Milan (€11.9m)
Age: 23 Nationality: Argentinian Position: Midfielder
Ruud van Nistelrooy
Hamburger SV to Malaga (Free)
Age: 35 Nationality: Dutch Position: Forward
Stephan Lichtsteiner
Lazio to Juventus (€10m)
Age: 27 Nationality: Swiss Position: Defender
Charlie Adam
Blackpool to Liverpool (€8.3m)
Age: 25 Nationality: Scottish Position: Midfielder
Wes Brown & John O'Shea
Manchester United to Sunderland (circa €6m)
Brown:Age: 31 Nationality: English Position: Defender
O'Shea: Age: 30 Nationality: Irish Position: Defender
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