Rating Manchester City's 27 £20m-plus signings

Updated 24/07/2017 at 12:21 GMT

Manchester City completed the £52m signing of Danilo on Monday.

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And if your reaction to such a mega-money deal was to shrug, we don’t blame you.

The France international is the third massive full-back signing made by City this summer, following hot on the heels of Danilo's arrival from Real Madrid in a £26m deal.

Danilo isn’t even the most expensive right-back this for a club that have made big buys the norm, not the exception.

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Mendy was the 27th player to arrive at the Etihad for £20m or more. Here’s the full list – with our five-star value rating.

(Transfer fees from Transfermarkt.co.uk)

2008/09

Robinho - £36m - **
Jo - £20m - *

2009/10

Emmanuel Adebayor - £25m - **
Carlos Tevez - £25m - ****
Joleon Lescott - £23m - ***

Manchester City's Carlos Tevez (2L) celebrates with Samir Nasri (2R) after scoring during their English Premier League soccer match against Newcastle United at The Etihad Stadium in Manchester, northern England, March 30, 2013 (Reuters)

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