Here is a list of the top ten costliest EPL transfers after 2000:

Fernando Torres
Fernando Torres, also known as El Nino, was signed by Chelsea from Liverpool on January 2011 over a record-breaking amount of £50 million ($80 million). This was a new record for a British transfer and made the Spaniard only the fourth most expensive footballer in the world. REUTERS/Russell Cheyne
Andy Carroll
On January 2011, Liverpool acquired Andy Carroll for £35 million ($56 million) from Newcastle United. Liverpool said that the player would wear the iconic number 9 jersey previously worn by Torres, who left for Chelsea the same evening. Carroll became the eighth overall most expensive footballer and also the most expensive British footballer of all time. REUTERS/Phil Noble
Robinho
Brazilian midfielder Robinho Reuters
Dimitar Berbatov
Dimitar Berbatov moved to Manchester United from Tottenham Hotspur on September 2008 for a transfer fee of £30.75 million ($49.22 million). Tottenham also said the club received a bid from Manchester City but Berbatov decided to move to United. REUTERS/Phil Noble
Rio Ferdinand
Rio Ferdinand arrived at Manchester United from Leeds United on July 2002 for a transfer fee of £29.1 million ($46.58 million). The Englishman became the world’s most expensive defender, a title which he had earlier lost to Lilian Thuram in 2001. REUTERS/Phil Noble
Juan Sebastian Veron
Juan Sebastian Veron moved to Manchester United from Chelsea for a fee of £28.1 million ($44.98 million). His spell in England, however, was not very successful as he found it hard to cope with the fast pace of the English game. REUTERS/Enrique Marcarian
Carlos Tevez
Carlos Tevez at a training session Reuters
Emmanuel Adebayor
Emmanuel Adebayor REUTERS/Juan Medina
Michael Essien
Michael Kojo Essien moved to Chelsea from French club Olympique Lyonnais on August 2005 for a fee of £24.5 million ($39.22 million). The Ghanaian and the English club witnessed one of the longest-running transfer sagas during Essien’s transfer. REUTERS/Stefan Wermuth
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