The one anomaly was last season, when Robin van Persie's move to Manchester United was only the ninth priciest, though, still four of the top 20 movers were central strikers.

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Australian cities were among the biggest movers in the top 10 most expensive cities.

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Instead of United drawing level with Chelsea at the top of the table, it is Martin O'Neill's side who are this week's significant movers, leapfrogging Tottenham and Arsenal.

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