Top 50 Most Expensive Club Transfers in Football History
Who are the Top Top 50 Most Expensive Club Transfers in history? Have you ever wondered which of the players have broken the transfer record in recent times?
One of the wildest transfer windows of all time came to an end last week. Many of the transfers in the upcoming 2023/24 summer window are expected to make a big impact and some have the potential to do so. A large transfer fee can be a blessing or a curse, you never know. Some of these transfers even made into the top 50 most expensive club transfers list. Watch & Bet on Football Here =>
Neymar’s move from Barcelona to PSG still remains the most expensive transfer deal in world football.
Let’s take a look and go through the 50 most expensive club transfers of all time!
Top 50 Most Expensive Club Transfers
| Rank | Player | From | To | Fee (€ million) |
Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Neymar |
 Barcelona |
 Paris Saint-Germain |
€222 | 2017 |
| 2 | Kylian Mbappé |
Monaco |
Paris Saint-Germain |
€180 | 2018 |
| 3 | Philippe Coutinho |
 Liverpool |
Barcelona |
€145 | 2018 |
| 4 |  João Félix |
Benfica |
Atlético Madrid |
€126 | 2019 |
| 5 |  Enzo Fernández |
Benfica |
Chelsea |
€121 | 2023 |
| 6 | Antoine Griezmann |
Atlético Madrid |
Barcelona |
€120 | 2019 |
| 7 | Jack Grealish |
Aston Villa |
Manchester City |
€117 | 2021 |
| 8 |  Romelu Lukaku |
 Inter Milan |
Chelsea |
€115 | 2021 |
| 9 | Ousmane Dembélé |
 Borussia Dortmund |
Barcelona |
€105 | 2017 |
| Paul Pogba |
Juventus |
Manchester United |
€105 | 2016 | |
| 11 | Eden Hazard |
Chelsea |
Real Madrid |
€100 | 2019 |
| Cristiano Ronaldo |
Real Madrid |
Juventus |
€100 | 2018 | |
 Gareth Bale |
Tottenham Hotspur |
Real Madrid |
€100 | 2013 | |
| 14 | Antony |
 Ajax |
Manchester United |
€95 | 2022 |
| 15 | Cristiano Ronaldo |
Manchester United |
Real Madrid |
€94 | 2009 |
| 16 | Gonzalo Higuaín |
Napoli |
Juventus |
€90 | 2016 |
| 17 | Harry Maguire |
Leicester City |
Manchester United |
€87 | 2019 |
| 18 | Romelu Lukaku |
Everton |
Manchester United |
€85 | 2017 |
| Jadon Sancho |
Borussia Dortmund |
Manchester United |
€85 | 2021 | |
| 20 | Virgil van Dijk |
Southampton |
Liverpool |
€84.5 | 2018 |
| 21 | Kai Havertz |
Bayer Leverkusen |
Chelsea |
€84 | 2020 |
| 22 |  Luis Suárez |
Liverpool |
Barcelona |
€82.3 | 2014 |
| 23 | Wesley Fofana |
Leicester City |
Chelsea |
€80.5 | 2022 |
| 24 | Romelu Lukaku |
Manchester United |
Inter Milan |
€80 | 2019 |
 Nicolas Pépé |
Lille |
Arsenal |
€80 | 2019 | |
| Kepa Arrizabalaga |
Athletic Bilbao |
Chelsea |
€80 | 2018 | |
| Aurélien Tchouaméni |
Monaco |
Real Madrid |
€80 | 2022 | |
| Lucas Hernandez |
Atlético Madrid |
Bayern Munich |
€80 | 2019 | |
| Darwin Núñez |
Benfica |
Liverpool |
€80 | 2022 | |
| 30 | Zinedine Zidane |
Juventus |
Real Madrid |
€76 | 2001 |
| 31 | Ángel Di María |
Real Madrid |
Manchester United |
€75.6 | 2014 |
| 32 | Matthijs de Ligt |
Ajax |
Juventus |
€75 | 2019 |
| Frenkie de Jong |
Ajax |
Barcelona |
€75 | 2019 | |
 James Rodríguez |
Monaco |
Real Madrid |
€75 | 2014 | |
| Kevin De Bruyne |
VfL Wolfsburg |
Manchester City |
€75 | 2015 | |
| 36 |  Zlatan Ibrahimović |
Inter Milan |
Barcelona |
€74.3 | 2009 |
| 37 | Arthur |
Barcelona |
Juventus |
€72[p] | 2020 |
| 38 |  Victor Osimhen |
Lille |
Napoli |
€70 | 2020 |
| Rodri |
Atlético Madrid |
Manchester City |
€70 | 2019 | |
| Thomas Lemar |
Monaco |
Atlético Madrid |
€70 | 2018 | |
 Mykhailo Mudryk |
Shakhtar Donetsk |
Chelsea |
€70 | 2023 | |
 Dušan Vlahović |
Fiorentina |
Juventus |
€70 | 2022 | |
| 43 | Rúben Dias |
Benfica |
Manchester City |
€68 | 2020 |
| Marc Cucurella |
Brighton & Hove Albion |
Chelsea |
€68 | 2022 | |
| 45 |  Riyad Mahrez |
Leicester City |
Manchester City |
€67.8 | 2018 |
| 46 | Matthijs de Ligt |
Juventus |
Bayern Munich |
€67 | 2022 |
| Kaká |
Milan |
Real Madrid |
€67 | 2009 | |
| 48 | Álvaro Morata |
Real Madrid |
Chelsea |
€65.5 | 2017 |
| 49 | Aymeric Laporte |
Athletic Bilbao |
Manchester City |
€65.2 | 2018 |
| 50 | João Cancelo |
Juventus |
Manchester City |
€65 | 2019 |
MOST EXPENSIVE GOALKEEPER – Top 50 Most Expensive Club Transfers
Liverpool’s Alisson Becker was the most expensive goalkeeper for less than three weeks before he was replaced by Spain international Kepa Arrizabalaga whom Chelsea paid around €80 million to replace Thibaut Courtois. Watch & Bet on Football Here =>
MOST EXPENSIVE DEFENDER – Top 50 Most Expensive Club Transfers
Harry Maguire is currently the most expensive defender of all time following his arrival from Leicester City to Old Trafford for a world-record fee for any defender of €87.1 million. He had been on the radar for both Manchester City and Manchester United but United eventually managed to finalise a deal for the English defender.
MOST EXPENSIVE TEENAGER- Top 50 Most Expensive Club Transfers
The Frenchman joined PSG from Monaco in a deal worth €180 million.
The youngest Frenchman to ever score in a World Cup became the world’s most expensive teenager and the second-most expensive player in world football. He is deemed to succeed Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi as the best in the world.
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