We take a look at the most expensive signings made by manager Manuel Pellegrini.
Leading the way as Pellegrini's most expensive purchase is Cristiano Ronaldo, who joined the Chilean's Real Madrid side from Manchester United for a fee in the region of €94m in 2009.
The all-time great only played a season under the stewardship of the manager, scoring 33 goals and recording 10 assists in the 2009/10 campaign.
Ronaldo's move to Real Madrid was momentous, and a similarly seismic switch occured when Kevin de Bruyne joined Manchester City for €76m in 2015.
While the fee was unsurprisingly viewed as extortionate at the time given the Belgian's prior struggles at Chelsea, the Citizens would likely go back and pay double if they knew what the attacking midfielder was about to achieve with the club -- winning six Premier League titles in an illustrious 10-year spell.
Five of Pellegrini's top 10 biggest acquisitions came during his time at Man City, with Raheem Sterling's Etihad arrival taking fourth place in the standings.
Read on to find the full list of Pellegrini's most expensive signings.
Biggest transfers by Manuel Pellegrini
- Cristiano Ronaldo - €94.00m
- Kevin De Bruyne - €76.00m
- Kaka - €67.00m
- Raheem Sterling - €63.70m
- Sebastian Haller - €50.00m
- Eliaquim Mangala - €45.00m
- Nicolas Otamendi - €44.50m
- Fernandinho - €40.00m
- Felipe Anderson - €38.00m
- Karim Benzema - €35.00m
Fees according to transfermarkt.co.uk
