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Andriy Shevchenko

After proving his class with Milan, Shevchenko, 30, boarded the Chelsea gravy train last summer, signing a four-year, £120,000-a-week deal after a £30m transfer. He soon signed a multi-million-pound deal with Reebok. The striker set up a charity in his native Ukraine to help sick children, many with birth defects caused by the 1986 Chernobyl disaster. He is married to model Kristin Pazik and is a close friend of Roman Abramovich (qv). With high earnings in Italy, Shevchenko scores £25m on debut.