The costliest soccer transfers of all time are big charges, routinely operating to figures far in extra of what you or any of us at FourFourTwo would have in our wallets on a day-to-day foundation.
It is astonishing to suppose {that a} mere eight years in the past, a £100 million switch was unprecedented: then got here 2017, shattering that barrier, and now, we have seen over ten offers attain that eye-watering sum. Which begs the query: in at the moment’s footballing panorama, what’s a participant really price?
One compelling option to gauge a participant’s market worth is by analyzing the historic switch charges themselves. Beneath, you may discover a definitive record of the 100 costliest soccer transfers of all time, ranked from the costliest footballer of all time downwards. All figures are offered in kilos sterling, with alternate charges utilized as crucial on the time of the switch. Please notice, these figures haven’t been adjusted for inflation.
The highest 100
Row 0 – Cell 0 |
Charge |
Participant |
Age |
Nation |
From |
To |
Season |
Window |
1 |
£194.51m |
Neymar |
25 |
🇧🇷 |
Barcelona |
Paris Saint-Germain |
2017/18 |
Summer season |
2 |
£159.22m |
Kylian Mbappe |
19 |
🇫🇷 |
Monaco |
Paris Saint-Germain |
2018/19 |
Summer season |
3 |
£118.29m |
Philippe Coutinho |
25 |
🇧🇷 |
Liverpool |
Barcelona |
2017/18 |
Winter |
4 |
£118.29m |
Ousmane Dembele |
20 |
🇫🇷 |
Borussia Dortmund |
Barcelona |
2017/18 |
Summer season |
5 |
£106.94m |
Florian Wirtz |
22 |
🇩🇪 |
Bayer Leverkusen |
Liverpool |
2025/26 |
Summer season |
6 |
£111.53m |
Joao Felix |
19 |
🇵🇹 |
Benfica |
Atletico Madrid |
2019/20 |
Summer season |
7 |
£105.92m |
Eden Hazard |
28 |
🇧🇪 |
Chelsea |
Actual Madrid |
2019/20 |
Summer season |
8 |
£105.22m |
Antoine Griezmann |
28 |
🇫🇷 |
Atletico Madrid |
Barcelona |
2019/20 |
Summer season |
9 |
£103.49m |
Cristiano Ronaldo |
33 |
🇵🇹 |
Actual Madrid |
Juventus |
2018/19 |
Summer season |
10 |
£103.13m |
Enzo Fernandez |
22 |
🇦🇷 |
Benfica |
Chelsea |
2022/23 |
Winter |
11 |
£101.39m |
Declan Rice |
24 |
🏴 |
West Ham United |
Arsenal |
2023/24 |
Summer season |
12 |
£101.01m |
Jack Grealish |
25 |
🏴 |
Aston Villa |
Manchester Metropolis |
2021/22 |
Summer season |
13 |
£100.87m |
Moises Caicedo |
21 |
🇪🇨 |
Brighton & Hove Albion |
Chelsea |
2023/24 |
Summer season |
14 |
£98.26m |
Jude Bellingham |
20 |
🏴 |
Borussia Dortmund |
Actual Madrid |
2023/24 |
Summer season |
15 |
£97.14m |
Romelu Lukaku |
28 |
🇧🇪 |
Inter Milan |
Chelsea |
2021/22 |
Summer season |
16 |
£85.83m |
Paul Pogba |
23 |
🇫🇷 |
Juventus |
Manchester United |
2016/17 |
Summer season |
17 |
£85.77m |
Gareth Bale |
24 |
🏴 |
Tottenham |
Actual Madrid |
2013/14 |
Summer season |
18 |
£83.68m |
Cristiano Ronaldo |
24 |
🇵🇹 |
Manchester United |
Actual Madrid |
2009/10 |
Summer season |
19 |
£82.61m |
Harry Kane |
30 |
🏴 |
Tottenham |
Bayern Munich |
2023/24 |
Summer season |
20 |
£82.61m |
Randal Kolo Muani |
24 |
🇫🇷 |
Eintracht Frankfurt |
Paris Saint-Germain |
2023/24 |
Summer season |
21 |
£80.97m |
Antony |
22 |
🇧🇷 |
Ajax |
Manchester United |
2022/23 |
Summer season |
22 |
£78.26m |
Josko Gvardiol |
21 |
🇭🇷 |
RB Leipzig |
Manchester Metropolis |
2023/24 |
Summer season |
23 |
£78.26m |
Neymar |
31 |
🇧🇷 |
Paris Saint-Germain |
Al-Hilal |
2023/24 |
Summer season |
24 |
£76.28m |
Harry Maguire |
26 |
🏴 |
Leicester Metropolis |
Manchester United |
2019/20 |
Summer season |
25 |
£75.49m |
Frenkie de Jong |
22 |
🇳🇱 |
Ajax |
Barcelona |
2019/20 |
Summer season |
26 |
£75.00m |
Matthijs de Ligt |
19 |
🇳🇱 |
Ajax |
Juventus |
2019/20 |
Summer season |
27 |
£74.73m |
Neymar |
21 |
🇧🇷 |
Santos |
Barcelona |
2013/14 |
Summer season |
28 |
£74.21m |
Romelu Lukaku |
24 |
🇧🇪 |
Everton |
Manchester United |
2017/18 |
Summer season |
29 |
£74.17m |
Virgil van Dijk |
26 |
🇳🇱 |
Southampton |
Liverpool |
2017/18 |
Winter |
30 |
£73.57m |
Gonzalo Higuain |
28 |
🇦🇷 |
Napoli |
Juventus |
2016/17 |
Summer season |
31 |
£73.07m |
Jadon Sancho |
21 |
🏴 |
Borussia Dortmund |
Manchester United |
2021/22 |
Summer season |
32 |
£72.45m |
Darwin Nunez |
23 |
🇺🇾 |
Benfica |
Liverpool |
2022/23 |
Summer season |
33 |
£71.78m |
Dusan Vlahovic |
22 |
🇷🇸 |
Fiorentina |
Juventus |
2021/22 |
Winter |
34 |
£71.64m |
Arthur Melo |
24 |
🇧🇷 |
Barcelona |
Juventus |
2020/21 |
Summer season |
35 |
£71.11m |
Kai Havertz |
21 |
🇩🇪 |
Bayer Leverkusen |
Chelsea |
2020/21 |
Summer season |
36 |
£70.77m |
Kepa Arrizabalaga |
23 |
🇪🇸 |
Athletic Membership |
Chelsea |
2018/19 |
Summer season |
37 |
£70.15m |
Lucas Hernandez |
23 |
🇫🇷 |
Atletico Madrid |
Bayern Munich |
2019/20 |
Summer season |
38 |
£70.15m |
Nicolas Pepe |
24 |
🇨🇮 |
Lille |
Arsenal |
2019/20 |
Summer season |
39 |
£70.13m |
Victor Osimhen |
21 |
🇳🇬 |
Lille |
Napoli |
2020/21 |
Summer season |
40 |
£68.53m |
Wesley Fofana |
21 |
🇫🇷 |
Leicester Metropolis |
Chelsea |
2022/23 |
Summer season |
41 |
£68.19m |
Aurelien Tchouameni |
22 |
🇫🇷 |
Monaco |
Actual Madrid |
2022/23 |
Summer season |
42 |
£67.65m |
Rasmus Hojlund |
20 |
🇩🇰 |
Atalanta |
Manchester United |
2023/24 |
Summer season |
43 |
£65.84m |
Luis Suarez |
27 |
🇺🇾 |
Liverpool |
Barcelona |
2014/15 |
Summer season |
44 |
£65.22m |
Kai Havertz |
24 |
🇩🇪 |
Chelsea |
Arsenal |
2023/24 |
Summer season |
45 |
£65.17m |
Jhon Duran |
21 |
🇨🇴 |
Aston Villa |
Al-Nassr |
2024/25 |
Winter |
46 |
£64.88m |
Romelu Lukaku |
26 |
🇧🇪 |
Manchester United |
Inter Milan |
2019/20 |
Summer season |
47 |
£63.69m |
Thomas Lemar |
22 |
🇫🇷 |
Monaco |
Atletico Madrid |
2018/19 |
Summer season |
48 |
£63.64m |
Ruben Dias |
23 |
🇵🇹 |
Benfica |
Manchester Metropolis |
2020/21 |
Summer season |
49 |
£63.48m |
Julian Alvarez |
24 |
🇦🇷 |
Manchester Metropolis |
Atletico Madrid |
2024/25 |
Summer season |
50 |
£63.48m |
Omar Marmoush |
25 |
🇪🇬 |
Eintracht Frankfurt |
Manchester Metropolis |
2024/25 |
Winter |
51 |
£62.80m |
Matheus Cunha |
26 |
🇧🇷 |
Wolverhampton Wanderers |
Manchester United |
2025/26 |
Summer season |
52 |
£61.87m |
Zlatan Ibrahimovic |
27 |
🇸🇪 |
Inter Milan |
Barcelona |
2009/10 |
Summer season |
53 |
£61.38m |
Rodri |
23 |
🇪🇸 |
Atletico Madrid |
Manchester Metropolis |
2019/20 |
Summer season |
54 |
£60.87m |
Dominik Szoboszlai |
22 |
🇭🇺 |
RB Leipzig |
Liverpool |
2023/24 |
Summer season |
55 |
£60.43m |
James Rodriguez |
23 |
🇨🇴 |
Monaco |
Actual Madrid |
2014/15 |
Summer season |
56 |
£60.43m |
Angel Di Maria |
26 |
🇦🇷 |
Actual Madrid |
Manchester United |
2014/15 |
Summer season |
57 |
£60.22m |
Casemiro |
30 |
🇧🇷 |
Actual Madrid |
Manchester United |
2022/23 |
Summer season |
58 |
£59.97m |
Riyad Mahrez |
27 |
🇩🇿 |
Leicester Metropolis |
Manchester Metropolis |
2018/19 |
Summer season |
59 |
£59.67m |
Mykhaylo Mudryk |
22 |
🇺🇦 |
Shakhtar Donetsk |
Chelsea |
2022/23 |
Winter |
60 |
£59.67m |
Alexander Isak |
22 |
🇸🇪 |
Actual Sociedad |
Newcastle United |
2022/23 |
Summer season |
61 |
£59.65m |
Kaka |
27 |
🇧🇷 |
Milan |
Actual Madrid |
2009/10 |
Summer season |
62 |
£59.25m |
Khvicha Kvaratskhelia |
23 |
🇬🇪 |
Napoli |
Paris Saint-Germain |
2024/25 |
Winter |
63 |
£58.87m |
Mason Mount |
24 |
🏴 |
Chelsea |
Manchester United |
2023/24 |
Summer season |
64 |
£58.45m |
Achraf Hakimi |
22 |
🇲🇦 |
Inter Milan |
Paris Saint-Germain |
2021/22 |
Summer season |
65 |
£57.83m |
Alvaro Morata |
24 |
🇪🇸 |
Actual Madrid |
Chelsea |
2017/18 |
Summer season |
66 |
£57.11m |
Matthijs de Ligt |
22 |
🇳🇱 |
Juventus |
Bayern Munich |
2022/23 |
Summer season |
67 |
£56.99m |
Bruno Fernandes |
25 |
🇵🇹 |
Sporting |
Manchester United |
2019/20 |
Winter |
68 |
£56.99m |
Joao Cancelo |
25 |
🇵🇹 |
Juventus |
Manchester Metropolis |
2019/20 |
Summer season |
69 |
£56.95m |
Aymeric Laporte |
23 |
🇪🇸 |
Athletic Membership |
Manchester Metropolis |
2017/18 |
Winter |
70 |
£56.61m |
Christian Pulisic |
20 |
🇺🇸 |
Borussia Dortmund |
Chelsea |
2018/19 |
Winter |
71 |
£56.52m |
Goncalo Ramos |
22 |
🇵🇹 |
Benfica |
Paris Saint-Germain |
2023/24 |
Winter |
72 |
£55.86m |
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang |
28 |
🇬🇦 |
Borussia Dortmund |
Arsenal |
2017/18 |
Winter |
73 |
£55.66m |
Marc Cucurella |
24 |
🇪🇸 |
Brighton & Hove Albion |
Chelsea |
2022/23 |
Summer season |
74 |
£55.28m |
Alisson |
25 |
🇧🇷 |
AS Roma |
Liverpool |
2018/19 |
Summer season |
75 |
£55.24m |
Luka Jovic |
21 |
🇷🇸 |
Eintracht Frankfurt |
Actual Madrid |
2019/20 |
Summer season |
76 |
£55.14m |
Kevin De Bruyne |
24 |
🇧🇪 |
Wolfsburg |
Manchester Metropolis |
2015/16 |
Summer season |
77 |
£55.05m |
Martin Zubimendi |
26 |
🇪🇸 |
Actual Sociedad |
Arsenal |
2025/26 |
Summer season |
78 |
£54.77m |
Edinson Cavani |
26 |
🇺🇾 |
Napoli |
Paris Saint-Germain |
2013/14 |
Summer season |
79 |
£54.42m |
Dominic Solanke |
26 |
🏴 |
Bournemouth |
Tottenham |
2024/25 |
Summer season |
80 |
£54.36m |
Tanguy Ndombele |
22 |
🇫🇷 |
Lyon |
Tottenham |
2019/20 |
Summer season |
81 |
£54.00m |
Romeo Lavia |
19 |
🇧🇪 |
Southampton |
Chelsea |
2023/24 |
Summer season |
82 |
£53.91m |
Matheus Nunes |
25 |
🇵🇹 |
Wolverhampton Wanderers |
Manchester Metropolis |
2023/24 |
Summer season |
83 |
£53.33m |
Miralem Pjanic |
30 |
🇧🇦 |
Juventus |
Barcelona |
2020/21 |
Summer season |
84 |
£53.07m |
Naby Keita |
23 |
🇬🇳 |
RB Leipzig |
Liverpool |
2018/19 |
Summer season |
85 |
£52.57m |
Diego Costa |
29 |
🇧🇷 |
Chelsea |
Atletico Madrid |
2017/18 |
Winter |
86 |
£52.47m |
Leny Yoro |
18 |
🇫🇷 |
Lille |
Manchester United |
2024/25 |
Summer season |
87 |
£52.17m |
Christopher Nkunku |
25 |
🇫🇷 |
RB Leipzig |
Chelsea |
2023/24 |
Summer season |
88 |
£52.17m |
Manuel Ugarte |
22 |
🇺🇾 |
Sporting |
Paris Saint-Germain |
2023/24 |
Summer season |
89 |
£52.17m |
Otavio |
28 |
🇵🇹 |
Porto |
Al-Nassr |
2023/24 |
Summer season |
90 |
£52.17m |
Malcom |
26 |
🇧🇷 |
Zenit Saint-Petersburg |
Al-Hilal |
2023/24 |
Summer season |
91 |
£52.17m |
Jeremy Doku |
21 |
🇧🇪 |
Stade Rennais |
Manchester Metropolis |
2023/24 |
Summer season |
92 |
£51.14m |
Erling Haaland |
21 |
🇳🇴 |
Borussia Dortmund |
Manchester Metropolis |
2022/23 |
Summer season |
93 |
£50.78m |
Moussa Diaby |
25 |
🇫🇷 |
Aston Villa |
Al-Ittihad |
2024/25 |
Summer season |
94 |
£50.78m |
Pedro Neto |
24 |
🇵🇹 |
Wolverhampton Wanderers |
Chelsea |
2024/25 |
Summer season |
95 |
£50.78m |
Nico Gonzalez |
23 |
🇪🇸 |
Porto |
Manchester Metropolis |
2024/25 |
Winter |
96 |
£50.71m |
Joao Neves |
19 |
🇵🇹 |
Benfica |
Paris Saint-Germain |
2024/25 |
Summer season |
97 |
£49.05m |
Oscar |
25 |
🇧🇷 |
Chelsea |
SH SIPG |
2016/17 |
Winter |
98 |
£48.5m |
Jamie Gittens |
20 |
🏴 |
Borussia Dortmund |
Chelsea |
2025/26 |
Summer season |
99 |
£48.18m |
Zinedine Zidane |
29 |
🇫🇷 |
Juventus |
Actual Madrid |
2001/02 |
Summer season |
100 |
£46.22m |
Raheem Sterling |
20 |
🏴 |
Liverpool |
Manchester Metropolis |
2015/16 |
Summer season |
The highest 100 in chart view
Crunching the numbers
The largest transfer, naturally, is Neymar’s £194.5m transfer from Barcelona to PSG in 2017.
The size of that payment additionally qualifies that transfer as considered one of essentially the most stunning transfers ever, alongside a switch that does not fairly make the record: Luis Figo’s beautiful transfer from Barcelona to Actual Madrid in summer season 2000.
Meaning Zinedine Zidane’s change to Actual the next yr is the oldest switch nonetheless within the prime 100 – although that is more likely to be bumped out sooner relatively than later, at which level will probably be Cristiano Ronaldo’s transfer from Manchester United to (you guessed it) Actual Madrid in 2009.
Arsenal’s acquisition of Declan Rice in 2023 makes him the costliest English participant of all time, simply pipping Jack Grealish’s transfer from Aston Villa to Manchester Metropolis two years earlier.
Florian Wirtz has lately turn into the costliest Premier League participant of all time along with his most to English soccer, gazumping Enzo Fernandez by a couple of million quid – and he is now the costliest German of all time, ‘n’ all.
One other Crimson, Philippe Coutinho, in the meantime, stays the costliest Premier League sale of all time following his transfer from Liverpool to Barcelona in January 2018.
Benfica have been the most important beneficiaries total from the highest 100 transfers, by the way.
The Portuguese facet have been the promoting membership in six of the 100 offers, the joint-most alongside Borussia Dortmund, however have made about £4.7m greater than the German facet. Benfica are additionally the one membership up to now to have bought two gamers for £100m+ (Joao Felix to Atletico Madrid being the opposite).
Manchester Metropolis have essentially the most entries within the prime 100 (14), simply forward of Chelsea and Manchester United (13 every) – although Chelsea have nearly spent essentially the most of anyone on prime 100 gamers, at £898.3m.
PSG (£813.9m) are the one different membership to even come near that Premier League trio for spending and have ten entries within the record. Actual Madrid have 9, Barcelona eight.
Prepared for some extra trivia? Beautiful. Nicolas Pepe is the costliest African participant of all time, though that’s a lot to his chagrin… and to Arsenal’s.
South Korean worldwide Kim Min-Jae is the costliest Asian participant of all time: he moved from Napoli to Bayern Munich for €50m in 2023 (although Wirtz’ transfer to Merseyside toppled him from the highest 100. North America has only one consultant within the prime 100 transfers record, in the meantime, by way of USA worldwide Christian Pulisic’s transfer from Borussia Dortmund to Chelsea in 2019.
Over half of the highest 100 transfers have been strikes for gamers aged 21 to 25. Leny Yoro is the youngest entrant: he was 18 when he left Lille to affix Manchester United final yr.
Cristiano Ronaldo is the oldest, in the meantime, becoming a member of Juventus from Actual Madrid for £103.5m in 2018, when he was 33.