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Most Expensive Football Transfers Ever

We have a list of the highest transfer fees ever paid in association football. Name the players.
Through February 4, 2020. According to Wikipedia.
Only disclosed transfer fees. Not adjusted for inflation. Based on the price paid in Euros.
This quiz will be updated once per year in February
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Last updated: February 4, 2020
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First submittedSeptember 6, 2012
Times taken94,658
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Fee (€)
Year
Destination
Player
222 m
2017
Paris SG
Neymar
135 m
2018
Paris SG
Kylian Mbappé
126 m
2019
Atlético Madrid
João Félix
120 m
2019
Barcelona
Antoine Griezmann
120 m
2018
Barcelona
Philippe Coutinho
105 m
2017
Barcelona
Ousmane Dembélé
105 m
2016
Man. United
Paul Pogba
100 m
2019
Real Madrid
Eden Hazard
100 m
2018
Juventus
Cristiano Ronaldo
100 m
2013
Real Madrid
Gareth Bale
94 m
2009
Real Madrid
Cristiano Ronaldo
90 m
2016
Juventus
Gonzalo Higuain
87 m
2019
Man. United
Harry Maguire
85 m
2017
Man. United
Romelu Lukaku
84.5 m
2018
Liverpool
Virgil van Dijk
Fee (€)
Year
Destination
Player
82.3 m
2014
Barcelona
Luis Suárez
80 m
2019
Inter Milan
Romelu Lukaku
80 m
2019
Arsenal
Nicolas Pépé
80 m
2018
Chelsea
Kepa Arrizabalaga
80 m
2019
Bayern Munich
Lucas Hernandez
77.5 m
2001
Real Madrid
Zinedine Zidane
76 m
2014
Real Madrid
James Rodríguez
75.6 m
2014
Man. United
Angel Di Maria
75 m
2019
Juventus
Matthijs de Ligt
75 m
2019
Barcelona
Frenkie de Jong
75 m
2015
Man. City
Kevin De Bruyne
70 m
2019
Man. City
Rodri
70 m
2018
Atlético Madrid
Thomas Lemar
69.5 m
2009
Barcelona
Zlatan Ibrahimovic
67.8 m
2018
Man. City
Riyad Mahrez
Coffindodger
+9
Level 14
Feb 1, 2013
How can 12% not know who's picture is on the quiz wow
Fusion13
+4
Level 46
Oct 28, 2013
make that 17% now. -_-
kitshef
+1
Level 76
Apr 29, 2014
Okay, so whose picture is on the quiz?
camus
+4
Level 74
Aug 19, 2014
Zinedine Zidane
sillie
+1
Level 82
Aug 19, 2014
I got him, but the picture played no part in that. I remembered about 4 more footballers. 2 were a hit, Messi wasn't on the list and Marco van Basten was more of the 80s or 90s when these sums weren't as astronomical. Oh, Beckham wasn't there either.
DonTheLamplighter
+3
Level 79
Nov 7, 2019
Pretty sure that's Raquel Welch.
chempstead98
+1
Level 33
Aug 22, 2014
I had trouble spelling his name, but I knew his picture.
foxpenguin
+1
Level 76
Jan 17, 2016
I know who he is, but he retired maybe 10 years ago, so he's not relevant to a lot of younger people
JLG
+1
Level 28
Feb 28, 2018
I know him, and I'm not that old!
stusum
+1
Level 53
Jan 7, 2021
I mean he's only the manager of one of the most successful and popular clubs in the world...
duckwantbread
+3
Level 42
Apr 16, 2016
Pictures don't come up on the mobile site.
samOP
+1
Level 28
Jan 1, 2017
zidane is 77% now.

Also, I have no idea who paul pogba is and i can bet that ronaldo is way better then him

Praetor
+1
Level 66
Sep 5, 2017
I think you mean 22%...
pianos
+1
Level 53
Sep 17, 2017
21%
TinklePork
+1
Level 64
Nov 16, 2017
I'm just taking this quiz to get it off of my "not taken" list. I have no idea who the sportsball game player in the picture is
TennisHead
+1
Level 36
Jul 6, 2018
It's Zinedine Zidane, an Algerian-French star who is famous for being an aggressive guy.
Jacktheguy
+1
Level 84
Feb 14, 2020
Bon anniversaire.
kalbahamut
+1
Level 81
Jul 6, 2018
no clue. Also never heard of the guy at the top of the list or most of the others below him, unless that's Julie.
NQChien
+1
Level 57
Jul 31, 2018
Now 25%
kalbahamut
+1
Level 81
Feb 15, 2020
I looked at the source and it says Neymar. He's the guy in that superhero movie that talks to fish, right? I tried to watch that but I got bored half way through and quit. Didn't even remember commenting about this 2 years ago.
luxio7
+1
Level 43
Feb 21, 2020
maybe people went on this quiz thinking it was NFL
Kontio100
+1
Level 48
Mar 15, 2013
thanks for this
ImDB
+1
Level 43
Mar 17, 2013
You're welcome
DaleCooper
+1
Level 89
Sep 15, 2013
What about Mendieta?
ImDB
+1
Level 43
Oct 5, 2013
He just missed out at £29m
NorthernPower
+1
Level 29
Sep 24, 2013
Andy Carrol was nearly 50% more than United paid for Van Persie.
ImDB
+1
Level 43
Feb 2, 2014
Love that stat
Dhamo9585
+1
Level 61
Apr 23, 2014
united paid 25 million for rvp
Klabnix
+1
Level 32
Apr 15, 2015
50% more than 25m is 37.5m close
Jastheace141
+1
Level 52
Mar 3, 2016
Angel Di Maria was nearly 3 times what Liverpool paid for Luis Suarez...........
Fusion13
+1
Level 46
Oct 28, 2013
wow only 62% know kaka?
angrobper14
+1
Level 80
Jul 24, 2014
Hopefully you're going to update this list once the summer window is finished. I mean, Real Madrid adding more and more and more names to the list, PSG and ManU buying defenders at very high prices (and probably regretting about it) and so more things like those.
Youri704
+1
Level 73
Feb 3, 2015
PSG doesn't regret, Qatar is paying. Limitless.
Dhamo9585
+1
Level 61
Aug 13, 2014
update for Suarez, Rodriguez, Mangala, Shaw
ImDB
+1
Level 43
Aug 13, 2014
The quiz will be updated once the summer transfer window is closed
Sheriff25
+1
Level 78
Aug 19, 2014
Don't think anybody paid £38m for Aguero in 2001. He would have been 13 years old then. Some prodigy!
jsmash
+1
Level 31
Sep 10, 2017
They might for his son though, who's also Maradona's grandson.
camus
+1
Level 74
Aug 19, 2014
The year for Crespo should be 2000.
WelshWizard
+1
Level 72
Aug 19, 2014
Pretty sure the year for Aguero should be 2011.
Quizmaster
+1
Level ∞
Aug 19, 2014
Sorry the errors in the dates have been fixed.
Arron321
+1
Level 34
Aug 19, 2014
so if you take away real madrid and barcelona, you would be left with half a quiz!
DiscoBayGolfer
+1
Level 75
Aug 20, 2014
haha...I got 4
Clareco
+1
Level 46
Aug 20, 2014
Eden Hazard?
Klabnix
+1
Level 32
Sep 8, 2014
Update for Di Maria
Dhamo9585
+1
Level 61
Sep 9, 2014
Angel Di Maria's moved from Real to Man Utd for 59.7 million. Pls update
Jonathan
+2
Level 31
Nov 20, 2014
Far too much money in the sport now. Also what a joke that Andy Carroll transfer was.
KingCR7
+1
Level 13
Jan 24, 2015
I'm pretty sure Ibrahimovic moved to psg after the qatarians bought them in 2011
Youri704
+1
Level 73
Feb 3, 2015
Wow, you are SO perceptive !
kennydabest
+1
Level 23
Jun 13, 2015
how did I miss ibrahimovic?!
DavFloyd15
+1
Level 23
Jul 31, 2015
Should be updated to include likes of Sterling and Di Maria...again
angrobper14
+1
Level 80
Sep 8, 2015
And Martial, don't forget ManU last summer blunder (Not talking about the player, but about the way ManU did those negotiations).
Winter0127
+1
Level 19
Oct 8, 2015
Transfer fee of Mangala reveald as 42M, not a 32M
sircris
+1
Level 43
Nov 22, 2015
Can this one please get an update
Liverpool03
+1
Level 51
Dec 13, 2015
So many great players here, Ronaldo, Zidane, Ibra... and then there's Andy carroll.
sanmaddie
+1
Level 32
Aug 1, 2016
Update after this summer. There is a new number 3
Azuregos
+1
Level 39
Aug 17, 2016
Pogba (105) and Higuain (90) new numbers 1 and 4, respectively.
foxpenguin
+1
Level 76
Sep 7, 2016
Maybe accept just "James" for James Rodriguez?
rocamorar
+2
Level 72
Sep 5, 2017
It should be accepted, as that's how the player is known and the name he sports in his shirt.
GalicianMapper
+1
Level 27
Oct 17, 2016
Ahahaahhahha David Luiz XDDDDD
ScalabrineGOAT
+1
Level 41
Feb 18, 2017
What about Oscar?
aplusplus
+1
Level 38
Aug 4, 2017
this definitely needs to be updated now! £200million for a player makes pogba seem cheap af
Quizzer6794
+1
Level 64
Aug 24, 2017
There is a new "top 2" most expensive transfers! Both of 100 million! Amazing!
Henning
+1
Level 72
Sep 1, 2017
You got Cavani's 2013 transfer twice.
Quizmaster
+1
Level ∞
Sep 2, 2017
Fixed
Fensom1981
+1
Level 45
Sep 5, 2017
Can you correct this.. Neymar bought out his own contract and moved on a free transfer.. we all know where the money came from but saying it was a £198m transfer is not technically correct..
luxint
+1
Level 60
Sep 5, 2017
John Stones. Good god.
cafrance1089
+1
Level 54
Sep 6, 2017
where are mbappe and sigurdsson?
manchesterutd10
+1
Level 53
Sep 6, 2017
Will Mbappe be added now or later?
angrobper14
+1
Level 80
Sep 9, 2017
Later. Right now Mbappé is on loan, but the fee clause will bring him next year.
Quizmaster
+1
Level ∞
Sep 14, 2017
Must be the case. Neither Wikipedia nor Transfermarkt list him.
angrobper14
+1
Level 80
Sep 9, 2017
At this rate, the quiz image must be changed next year. To think that Zidane's transfer was once thought insurmountable... now even Stones costs more!
Emkei47
+1
Level 26
Sep 13, 2017
mbappe is 2nd most expenisve now at about 150million pounds
MagaiN
+1
Level 60
Oct 2, 2017
8 transfers on the list are 2017, all but one in the past 10 years, talk about inflation
Quizzer6794
+1
Level 64
Jan 7, 2018
Add Coutinho
Quizzer6794
+1
Level 64
Jan 7, 2018
And Van Dijk
Majic
+1
Level 45
Jan 30, 2018
Funny thing is I counted maybe 5 players that are real legends and maybe 3 that were worth the money. Back in the days when you payed 40-50 million for a player that was a superstar on level of Messi and Ronaldo, like Brazilian Ronaldo, Figo or Zidane. Today they pay this kind of money for some average players. Football has changed, cant see as many stars like even 10-15 years ago. There are 10 superstars and rest are bunch of "no-names"
Henryzer
+1
Level 57
May 22, 2018
Surely Mbappe & Martial are up there ?
akbadry
+1
Level 48
Jul 24, 2018
This needs to be updated badly....the likes of Coutinho, Van Dijk, Mbappe and Mahrez should all be there
Jc123
+1
Level 58
Jul 25, 2018
Plus aubameyang, allison, laporte and maybe richarlison, cos everton apparently just payed around £50 million for him
Gassu
+3
Level 72
Dec 14, 2018
How about accepting "James" as nobody ever refers to this player as "Rodríguez"? Plus, even Bayern Munich write James on their shirts.
Quizmaster
+1
Level ∞
Feb 2, 2019
Okay
Jc123
+2
Level 58
Jan 2, 2019
This quiz desparately needs an update, were in the 3rd transfer window since the last update, in which time allison, kepa, van dijk, ronaldo (again), laporte, mahrez, pulisic, aubameyang and probably a few others ive forgotten should easily make this list
Quizmaster
+1
Level ∞
Jan 2, 2019
I'll update on February 2nd after the transfer window closes in the major European leagues.
ed1969
+1
Level 72
Apr 19, 2019
Hard to believe an American is on this list (Pulisic).

I hope he delivers!

Tottenham63
+1
Level 66
Dec 31, 2019
You should update this quiz from this summer transfers with Hazard, Maguire, Pépé, Lukaku ... Or maybe you can wait next month with the new transfers coming ^^
BenPatterson
+1
Level 24
Feb 4, 2020
where is de Bruyne ?
camus
+1
Level 74
Feb 14, 2020
He's at the half-way line. Wait no, he's dribbled past a defender, now passing to Portuguese Silva, ball goes back to de Bruyne at the penalty line, cross to Agüero - de Gea is caught on the wrong foot and GOAL FOR MAN CITY!
zakatan
+3
Level 65
Feb 5, 2020
It's heartbreaking to see the amount of mediocre players on this list...
clivey
+1
Level 62
Feb 14, 2020
Modern football for you!
clivey
+2
Level 62
Feb 14, 2020
Was very confused not to see Kaka on this list. As I remember he was the most expensive ever signing, for a week before Ronaldo signed for £80m back in 2009 - But had to research it and he was the most expensive player in pounds, but still wasn't more expensive than Zizu in Euros - Head, baffled...
WelshWizard
+1
Level 72
Feb 14, 2020
Wasn't van Dijk 75m?
Klein90
+1
Level 50
Feb 14, 2020
Who’s the bloke in the photo??... don’t really care just curious... soccer is a terrible game... they are getting too much money...
clivey
+1
Level 62
Feb 14, 2020
That's Brazilian Neymar - The guy at the top of the list, the most expensive player. FYI if you click on JetPunk feature photos, they usually take you to the source of the image where you can see who/ what it is of.
cashmercury
+1
Level 61
Feb 14, 2020
In 2020, 10 guys out of 30 born in France...

Quite impressive

Klein90
+2
Level 50
Feb 14, 2020
Thanks clivey
Callsey26
+1
Level 44
Feb 21, 2020
Some of these prices can't be right... sure Ronaldo (2018) cost more than Pogba did. Also Hazard, Mbappe and Coutinho sold for a lot more than it says on here.
luxio7
+3
Level 43
Feb 21, 2020
1. I woke up

2. I started playing soccer

3. I made it in a rep. team

4. In 10 years, I played for the national team

5. I won the FIFA World Cup

6. I won the Ballon D'or

.Read this in the order of 2,3,4,5,6,1

PA11BAR
+2
Level 31
Jun 17, 2020
how can you type James, Kepa and Zlatan and get it correct but not Virgil (he has that on his shirt)?
lvtharrison
+1
Level 71
Jul 29, 2020
The vast majority prove exactly how good their agents are, maybe only 8 or 10 proved to be worth anything like their transfer fee.
Quizzer218232
+1
Level 21
Jan 17, 2021
Barcelona wasted 100+ million on Coutinho, Dembele and Griezmann. Coutinho was an amazing player but I reckon he should have been sold for 70 million. Same with Dembele. He has lost form compared to Dortmund days. And Griezmann was just amazing at Atletico but he's lost his style. He's back on form but not at his best. The best deals were the signings of Mbappe and Joao Felix.
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