Source: PA
World transfer record progression
Paul Pogba became the most expensive player in football history when he completed his return to Manchester United on Tuesday morning.The 23-year-old left Old Trafford four years ago but is now back at United having signed from Juventus for £89million.With the Red Devils paying a new world-highest transfer fee, football.co.uk look at the previous players to have broken the record in the last 20 years.Alan Shearer - 1996: £15million (Blackburn to Newcastle)Having won the Premier League at Blackburn in 1995, all-time Premier League record goalscorer Shearer returned to his hometown club a hero.Ronaldo - 1997: £19.5million (Barcelona to Inter Milan)The Brazil striker moved on to break the record for the second time in a year but despite a great scoring ratio he only won the UEFA Cup during his spell at the San Siro.Denilson - 1998: £21.5million (Sao Paulo to Real Betis)A precocious talent in Brazil, Denilson never made the desired impact after his record move and struggled to hold down a place at Betis before moving on.Christian Vieri - 1999: £32million (Lazio to Inter Milan)Eight clubs in as many seasons eventually led Vieri to Inter, where they broke the transfer record once again and he would form a formidable partnership with Ronaldo.Hernan Crespo - 2000: £35.5million (Parma to Lazio)A year later, Lazio replaced Vieri with Crespo and he ended his first season with the club as Serie A's top goalscorer.Luis Figo - 2000: £37million (Barcelona to Real Madrid)The era of the Galacticos truly began with the acrimonious transfer of Portugal winger Figo between the two El Clasico rivals.Zinedine Zidane - 2001: £46.6million (Juventus to Real Madrid)Madrid continued to build their team of superstars by adding France international Zidane from Juventus - and he went on to become coach at the Bernabeu.Kaka - 2009: £56million (AC Milan to Real Madrid)Breaking their own record once again, Kaka's move from Italy was not as successful as Madrid would have hoped but he still lifted a La Liga title before returning to Milan in 2013.Cristiano Ronaldo - 2009: £80million (Manchester United to Real Madrid)Having coveted Ronaldo for a couple of years, Madrid upped their record significantly to land the 2008 Ballon d'Or winner - and the Portuguese went from strength to strength in Spain.Gareth Bale - 2013: £86million (Tottenham to Real Madrid)A fifth straight record broken by Madrid as they returned to England to poach the Premier League's hottest talent - this time taking Wales international Bale to Spain, where he would flourish.Paul Pogba - 2016: £89million (Juventus to Manchester United)Having left Old Trafford four years earlier for a nominal amount, Pogba returns as the new world-record signing with the midfielder the latest addition to Jose Mourinho's squad.