Liverpool and Manchester City have agreed a £49million fee for Raheem Sterling as Manuel Pellegrini’s side look to wrestle back the title from Chelsea next season.

Should the deal be completed, it would be the second-biggest deal ever struck between Premier League clubs.

Interestingly, your responses to our 'how much are these players worth' gadgets have City paying £16m over the odds for Sterling - while it appears you think rivals Manchester United have tied up a great deal for Bastian Schweinsteiger at £14.4m, who you rated as being worth £25m.

Here, we take a look at the current top 10 deals and our verdict on how those players fared at their new clubs.

1. Fernando Torres (Liverpool to Chelsea, £50million, January 2011)

Torres established himself as one of the most prolific frontmen in world football during his spell at Anfield, prompting Chelsea to invest heavily in his services. However, he was never able to reproduce his best form for the Londoners and after loan spells with AC Milan and Atletico Madrid, eventually sealed a permanent move to the Italian club in January this year.

VERDICT: MISS

2. Juan Mata (Chelsea to Manchester United, £37.1million, January 2014)

Mata found himself unable to persuade Jose Mourinho he was worthy of a regular starting berth at Stamford Bridge and was signed by then United boss David Moyes in January 2014. The Spain midfielder had to be patient once again after the arrival of new manager Louis van Gaal as the Dutchman experimented with the players at his disposal, eventually finding a place for a proven match-winner.

VERDICT: HIT

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3. Andy Carroll (Newcastle to Liverpool, £35million, January 2011)

There was uproar on Tyneside when the Magpies accepted an offer from Liverpool, who were immediately reinvesting a large chunk of the £50million Torres fee. However, Carroll was hampered by injuries and when new boss Brendan Rodgers decided he was not for him, his stay on Merseyside came to a swift conclusion.

VERDICT: MISS

4. Dimitar Berbatov (Tottenham to Manchester United, £30.75million, September 2008)

Berbatov headed for Old Trafford with a blossoming reputation having proved himself in the Premier League during his two seasons at Spurs. He scored 14 goals during his first season at United, 12 in his second and 22 in his third, but fell out of favour with manager Sir Alex Ferguson and joined Fulham in August 2012.

VERDICT: MISS

5=. Rio Ferdinand (Leeds to Manchester United, £30million, July 2002)

A little more than 19 months after Leeds had paid West Ham £18million for central defender Ferdinand, United handed over £30million to secure his services, and it proved money well spent. He went on to make more than 450 appearances for the club over 12 years and won six league titles, the Champions League and two League Cups while at the same time representing England with distinction.

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5=. Luke Shaw (Southampton to Manchester United, £30million, June 2014)

United backed their belief in Shaw's potential with hard cash when they splashed out on the then 18-year-old last summer. However, he has found the going tough to date with Van Gaal at one point questioning his fitness, and he is yet to fully prove his worth.

VERDICT: MISS

7=. Romelu Lukaku (Chelsea to Everton, £28million, July 2014)

Everton spent big on Lukaku after seeing him score 15 goals in 31 appearances on loan after managing 17 for West Brom during the previous campaign. The Belgium international, who figured in only 10 league games for Chelsea, struck 20 times last season including a Europa League hat-trick against Young Boys.

VERDICT: MISS

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7=. Wilfried Bony (Swansea to Manchester City, £28million, January 2015)

Bony's superb form for Swansea, for whom he scored 25 league goals in 54 appearances, prompted City to hand over £28million to add him to their already impressive armoury. However, it took the Ivory Coast international time to find his feet at the Etihad Stadium following his return from the African Nations Cup, and he managed just two goals in 12 outings.

VERDICT: MISS

9. Marouane Fellaini (Everton to Manchester United, £27.5million, September 2013)

David Moyes thought he had secured a key piece of the jigsaw when he managed to prise Belgium international Fellaini from the grasp of former club Everton following his appointment as United boss. However, the towering midfielder only really made an impressive following the end of the Scot's ill-fated and all too brief reign with Van Gaal belatedly seeing the best of him last season.

VERDICT: Under David Moyes at United, a MISS. But under Van Gaal, a surprise HIT.

10. James Milner (Aston Villa to Manchester City, £26million, August 18, 2010)

Former Leeds, Newcastle and Aston Villa midfielder Milner was elevated to a different level when City used their financial muscle to add him to their weaponry. Perhaps a more prosaic talent than some of the more vaunted members of the squad, Milner's industry and attitude proved attractive to successive managers, and he was a fixture in Manuel Pellegrini's team last season.

VERDICT: HIT

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