Most expensive soccer transfers 2023 – what’s the most expensive transfer in soccer history?
World’s most expensive soccer transfers all time? Have you ever wanted to find out which soccer transfers that are the all time most expensive in history? Well, if you have then worry not because we have prepared a list of the most expensive soccer transfers in history. Watch & Bet Football Live =>
List of most expensive soccer transfers all time
Big soccer teams around the world spend a lot of money to bring in top class players from around the globe, so that they can still remain as the top football elites. An example of a big spending football club is PSG, The French giants have spent a lot over the years to keep their title is one of the top European team.
Paris Saint-Germain have splashed out £198 million for Neymar’s services in 2017. In 2018, they continued with their spending bringing in French superstar Kylian Mbappé for £163 million after Mbappé showed what he can do at the biggest stage in football (World Cup 2018). Watch & Bet Football Live =>
50 most expensive soccer transfers in history
This list shows soccer transfers and done deals by teams like PSG, Barcelona, Real Madrid, Chelsea, Man Utd, Man City and others teams are not afraid to spend to lure the best players into their teams. Let’s now have a look at the list of most expensive soccer transfers in history. Here is the list with most expensive transfers in soccer of all times. Enjoy!
| # | Soccer player | From | To | Pos | Transfer Fee | Year | |
| MEUR | MGBP | ||||||
| 49 | Rúben Dias | Benfica | Man City | D | €68 | £61.6 | 2020 |
| Marc Cucurella | Brighton & Hove Albion | Chelsea | D | €68 | £56 | 2022 | |
| 41 | Victor Osimhen | Lille | Napoli | F | €70 | £65 | 2020 |
| Rodri | Atlético Madrid | Man City | MF | €70 | £63 | 2019 | |
| Thomas Lemar | Monaco | Atlético Madrid | MF | €70 | £63 | 2018 | |
| Alisson | Roma | Liverpool | GK | €70 | £62.2 | 2018 | |
| Mykhailo Mudryk | Shakhtar Donetsk | Chelsea | F | €70 | £62 | 2023 | |
| Dominik Szoboszlai | RB Leipzig | Liverpool | MF | €70 | £60 | 2023 | |
| Sandro Tonali | Milan | Newcastle United | MF | €70 | £60 | 2023 | |
| Dušan Vlahović | Fiorentina | Juventus | F | €70 | £58.3 | 2022 | |
| 40 | Arthur | Barcelona | Juventus | MF | €72 | £66 | 2020 |
| 39 | Zlatan Ibrahimović | Inter Milan | Barcelona | F | €74.3 | £63 | 2009 |
| 35 | Matthijs de Ligt | Ajax | Juventus | D | €75 | £67.5 | 2019 |
| Frenkie de Jong | Ajax | Barcelona | MF | €75 | £65 | 2019 | |
| James Rodríguez | Monaco | Real Madrid | MF | €75 | £63 | 2014 | |
| Kevin De Bruyne | VfL Wolfsburg | Man City | MF | €75 | £55 | 2015 | |
| 34 | Kai Havertz | Chelsea | Arsenal | MF | €75.3 | £65 | 2023 |
| 33 | Ángel Di María | Real Madrid | Man Utd | F | €75.6 | £59.7 | 2014 |
| 32 | Zinedine Zidane | Juventus | Real Madrid | MF | €76 | £46.6 | 2001 |
| 26 | Romelu Lukaku | Man Utd | Inter Milan | F | €80 | £74 | 2019 |
| Nicolas Pépé | Lille | Arsenal | MF | €80 | £72 | 2019 | |
| Kepa Arrizabalaga | Athletic Bilbao | Chelsea | GK | €80 | £71.6 | 2018 | |
| Aurélien Tchouaméni | Monaco | Real Madrid | MF | €80 | £69.4 | 2022 | |
| Lucas Hernandez | Atlético Madrid | Bayern Munich | D | €80 | £68 | 2019 | |
| Darwin Núñez | Benfica | Liverpool | F | €80 | £64 | 2022 | |
| 25 | Wesley Fofana | Leicester City | Chelsea | D | €80.5 | £70 | 2022 |
| 24 | Luis Suárez | Liverpool | Barcelona | F | €82.3 | £65 | 2014 |
| 23 | Kai Havertz | Bayer Leverkusen | Chelsea | MF | €84 | £71 | 2020 |
| 22 | Virgil van Dijk | Southampton | Liverpool | D | €84.5 | £75 | 2018 |
You can find are the next 20 most expensive soccer transfers below in our list with the Top 20 most expensive soccer transfers.
Top 20 most expensive soccer transfers
Here are the Top 20 most expensive soccer transfers:
| # | Soccer player | From | To | Pos | Transfer Fee | Year | |
| MEUR | MGBP | ||||||
| 20 | Romelu Lukaku | Everton | Man Utd | F | €85 | £75 | 2017 |
| Jadon Sancho | Borussia Dortmund | Man Utd | MF | €85 | £73 | 2021 | |
| 19 | Harry Maguire | Leicester City | Man Utd | D | €87 | £80 | 2019 |
| 18 | Gonzalo Higuaín | Napoli | Juventus | F | €90 | £75.3 | 2016 |
| 17 | Cristiano Ronaldo | Man Utd | Real Madrid | F | €94 | £80 | 2009 |
| 16 | Antony | Ajax | Man Utd | F | €95 | £82 | 2022 |
| 13 | Eden Hazard | Chelsea | Real Madrid | F | €100 | £89 | 2019 |
| Cristiano Ronaldo | Real Madrid | Juventus | F | €100 | £88 | 2018 | |
| Gareth Bale | Tottenham Hotspur | Real Madrid | F | €100 | £86 | 2013 | |
| 12 | Jude Bellingham | Borussia Dortmund | Real Madrid | MF | €103 | £88.5 | 2023 |
You can find are the next 10 most expensive soccer transfers below in our list with the Top 10 most expensive soccer transfers.
Top 10 most expensive soccer transfers
Here are the Top 10 most expensive soccer transfers:
| # | Soccer player | From | To | Pos | Transfer Fee | Year | |
| MEUR | MGBP | ||||||
| 10 | Ousmane Dembélé | Borussia Dortmund | Barcelona | F | €105 | £97 | 2017 |
| Paul Pogba | Juventus | Man Utd | MF | €105 | £89 | 2016 | |
| 9 | Romelu Lukaku | Inter Milan | Chelsea | F | €115 | £97.5 | 2021 |
| 8 | Declan Rice | West Ham United | Arsenal | MF | €116.6 | £100 | 2023 |
| 7 | Jack Grealish | Aston Villa | Man City | MF | €117 | £100 | 2021 |
| 6 | Antoine Griezmann | Atlético Madrid | Barcelona | F | €120 | £107 | 2019 |
| 5 | Enzo Fernández | Benfica | Chelsea | MF | €121 | £106.8 | 2023 |
| 4 | João Félix | Benfica | Atlético Madrid | F | €126 | £112.9 | 2019 |
| 3 | Philippe Coutinho | Liverpool | Barcelona | MF | €145 | £105 | 2018 |
| 2 | Kylian Mbappé | Monaco | PSG | F | €180 | £163 | 2018 |
| 1 | Neymar | Barcelona | PSG | F | €222 | £198 | 2017 |
PSG transfers are the two most expensive transfers in soccer history
Paris Saint-Germain is the team behind the two most expensive transfers in soccer history. PSG, the French Ligue 1 club, paid Barcelona and Monaco huge amounts for their top forward players Neymar and Kylian Mbappé.
| # | PSG transfers | From | Transfer Fee | Year | |
| MEUR | MGBP | ||||
| 1 | Neymar | Barcelona | €222 | £198 | 2017 |
| 2 | Kylian Mbappé | Monaco | €180 | £163 | 2018 |
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Neymar is the most expensive transfer in soccer history
Who is the most expensive soccer player? What is the most expensive soccer transfer in history?
Neymar is the most expensive player following his transfer from Barcelona to PSG in the summer of 2017 for a world-record fee of almost £200 million surpassing the record set by Paul Pogba in 2016 after joining Manchester United. Watch & Bet Football Live =>
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