{"id":20168,"date":"2026-07-22T19:20:35","date_gmt":"2026-07-22T19:20:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/?p=20168"},"modified":"2026-07-22T19:20:35","modified_gmt":"2026-07-22T19:20:35","slug":"the-most-expensive-football-transfers-of-all-time","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/?p=20168","title":{"rendered":"The most expensive football transfers of all time"},"content":{"rendered":"


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Chelsea have finalised a deal to sign Morgan Rogers from Aston Villa for a fee of \u00a3117m. The transfer will be a guaranteed sum and make Rogers the most expensive English footballer of all time, alongside one of the most expensive in football history.<\/b><\/div>\n
The deal follows Elliot Anderson’s \u00a3116m transfer from Nottingham Forest to Manchester City earlier this summer, as transfer fees continue to reach new heights.<\/div>\n
Both deals still fall somewhat short of the world record. Paris Saint-Germain obliterated the world transfer record to sign Neymar from Barcelona in 2017 for a staggering \u00a3200m. Almost a decade on, the Brazilian’s big-money move remains the benchmark.<\/div>\n

All figures are guaranteed transfer fees exclusive of potential add-ons<\/i><\/p>\n

1. Neymar – Barcelona to Paris Saint-Germain, 2017 (\u00a3200m)<\/b><\/div>\n
2. Kylian Mbappe – AS Monaco to Paris Saint-Germain, 2018 (\u00a3162m)<\/b><\/div>\n
3. Alexander Isak – Newcastle United to Liverpool, 2025 (\u00a3125m)<\/b><\/div>\n

4. Morgan Rogers – Aston Villa to Chelsea, 2026 (\u00a3117m)<\/b><\/p>\n

7. Antoine Griezmann – Atletico Madrid to Barcelona, 2019 (\u00a3107m)<\/b><\/p>\n

8. Enzo Fernandez – Benfica to Chelsea, 2023 (\u00a3106.7m)<\/b><\/div>\n

9. Philippe Coutinho – Liverpool to Barcelona, 2018 (\u00a3105m)<\/b><\/p>\n

10. Jack Grealish – Aston Villa to Manchester City, 2021 (\u00a3100m)<\/b><\/p>\n

11. Moises Caicedo – Brighton to Chelsea, 2023 (\u00a3100m)<\/b><\/div>\n
12. Declan Rice – West Ham to Arsenal, 2023 (\u00a3100m)<\/b><\/div>\n
13. Florian Wirtz – Bayer Leverkusen to Liverpool, 2025 (\u00a3100m)<\/b><\/div>\n

14. Romelu Lukaku – Inter Milan to Chelsea, 2023 (\u00a397.5m)<\/b><\/p>\n

15. Ousmane Dembele – Borussia Dortmund to Barcelona, \u200b\u200b2017 (\u00a396.8m)<\/b><\/div>\n
16. Sandro Tonali – Newcastle United to Tottenham Hotspur, 2026 (\u00a392.5m)<\/b><\/div>\n
18. Eden Hazard – Chelsea to Real Madrid, 2019 (\u00a389m)<\/b><\/div>\n
19. Jude Bellingham – Borussia Dortmund to Real Madrid, 2023 (\u00a388.5m)<\/b><\/div>\n
20. Cristiano Ronaldo – Real Madrid to Juventus, 2018 (\u00a388m)<\/b><\/div>\n
21. Harry Kane – Tottenham Hotspur to Bayern Munich, 2023 (\u00a386.4m)<\/b><\/div>\n

22. Gareth Bale – Tottenham Hotspur to Real Madrid, 2013 (\u00a385.3m)<\/b><\/p>\n

23. Mateus Fernandes – West Ham to Tottenham Hotspur, 2026 (\u00a385m)<\/b><\/div>\n
24. Antony – Ajax to Manchester United, 2022 (\u00a381.3m)<\/b><\/div>\n

25. Cristiano Ronaldo – Manchester United to Real Madrid, 2009 (\u00a380m)<\/b><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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