Most Expensive Transfers in Football History
Can you name the biggest transfers in football history? Players are ranked by their reported transfer fees.
Football's transfer market has produced some jaw-dropping numbers over the years — fees that made headlines, broke records and left fans speechless. This quiz covers the 20 biggest transfers in the history of the game. Some you'll know instantly. Others might surprise you. How many of football's most expensive deals can you name?
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0 / 20- 1Barcelona → Paris Saint-Germain·€222m • 2017/18
- 2Monaco → Paris Saint-Germain·€180m • 2018/19
- 3Borussia Dortmund → Barcelona·€148m • 2017/18
- 4Chelsea → Manchester City·€145m • 2026/27
- 5Newcastle → Liverpool·€145m • 2025/26
- 6Aston Villa → Chelsea·€138m • 2026/27
- 7Nottingham Forest → Manchester City·€135m • 2026/27
- 8Liverpool → Barcelona·€135m • 2017/18
- 9Benfica → Atlético Madrid·€127.20m • 2019/20
- 10Borussia Dortmund → Real Madrid·€127m • 2023/24
- 11RB Leipzig → Real Madrid·€125m • 2026/27
- 12Paris Saint-Germain → Liverpool·€125m • 2026/27
- 13Bayer Leverkusen → Liverpool·€125m • 2025/26
- 14Benfica → Chelsea·€121m • 2022/23
- 15Chelsea → Real Madrid·€120.80m • 2019/20
- 16Atlético Madrid → Barcelona·€120m • 2019/20
- 17Aston Villa → Manchester City·€117.50m • 2021/22
- 18Real Madrid → Juventus·€117m • 2018/19
- 19West Ham → Arsenal·€116.60m • 2023/24
- 20Brighton → Chelsea·€116m • 2023/24
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