<!--Article Start--> <h3 style="text-align: justify"><em>Liverpool FC signed Belgian international striker Christian Benteke from Aston Villa for A?32.5million, after off-loading forward Raheem Sterling to Manchester City for a record fee for an English player that could rise to as much as A?49 million.</em></h3> <h3 style="text-align: justify"><em>We look at the 10 biggest transfers between rival English Premier League clubs.</em></h3> <p style="text-align: justify">Benteke became the fifth most expensive player to move between two English clubs. Here are the top 10.</p> <p style="text-align: justify">1 - Fernando Torres (ESP) Liverpool to Chelsea, A?50million ($77.9m, 70.7m euros) January 2011</p> <p style="text-align: justify">2 - Raheem Sterling (ENG) Liverpool to Manchester City, A?44million (could reach as much as A?49m) July 2015</p> . <p style="text-align: justify">3 - Juan Mata (ESP) Chelsea to Manchester United, A?37.1million, January 2014</p> <p style="text-align: justify">4 - Andy Carroll (ENG) Newcastle to Liverpool, A?35million, January 2011</p> <p style="text-align: justify">5 - Christian Benteke (BEL) Aston Villa to Liverpool, A?32.5million, July 2015</p> <p style="text-align: justify">6 - Dimitar Berbatov (BUL) Tottenham to Manchester United, A?30.75million, September 2008</p> <p style="text-align: justify">7= - Rio Ferdinand (ENG) Leeds to Manchester United, A?30million, July 2002</p> <p style="text-align: justify">7= Luke Shaw (ENG) Southampton to Manchester United, A?30million, June 2014</p> <p style="text-align: justify">9= - Romelu Lukaku (BEL) Chelsea to Everton, A?28million, July 2014</p> <p style="text-align: justify">9= - Wilfried Bony (CIV) Swansea to Manchester City, A?28million, January 2015</p> <p style="text-align: justify">Baring Rio Ferdinand, and to some extent Dimitar Berbatov, for every other player either the jury is out or they've failed to justify their transfer fee.</p> <p style="text-align: justify">Goes to show why Jose Mourinho was lamenting the fact that top clubs do not buy English players anymore. John Stones could still make this list with recent <a href="http://www.thehardtackle.com/2015/chelsea-fc-set-to-bid-32m-for-stones-gary-cahill-urges-him-to-join-the-guardian/">reports </a>claiming Chelsea FC are prepared to go as high as 32m GBP for the youngster.</p> <p style="text-align: justify"><strong>By AFP</strong></p> <!--Article End-->