Transfer record history

This is an overview of players that broke the transfer fee record. Please note the statistics refer to the fees in Euro.

Citizenship:
Position:
Main position:
Age group:
Transfer date:
 
#PlayerTransfer dateNat.JoinedFee
1
Justin Jackson
Centre-Forward
-England
Rushden & Diamonds (- 2011)
England England
2
Gianni Rivera
Attacking Midfield
Jul 1, 1960Italy
AC Milan
Italy Serie A
3
Alan Ball
Central Midfield
Aug 20, 1966England
Everton FC
England First Division (- 91/92)
4
Howard Kendall
Defensive Midfield
Jul 1, 1967England
Everton FC
England First Division (- 91/92)
5
Helmut Haller
Second Striker
Jul 1, 1968Germany
Juventus FC
Italy Serie A
6
Johan Cruyff
Attacking Midfield
Aug 24, 1973Netherlands
FC Barcelona
Spain LaLiga
7
Paolo Rossi
Centre-Forward
Jul 1, 1978Italy
Lanerossi Vicenza
Italy Serie A
8
Andy Gray
Centre-Forward
Sep 1, 1979Scotland
Wolverhampton Wanderers
England First Division (- 91/92)
9
Diego Maradona
Attacking Midfield
Feb 20, 1981Argentina
CA Boca Juniors
Argentina Argentina
10
Diego Maradona
Attacking Midfield
Jul 1, 1982Argentina
FC Barcelona
Spain LaLiga
11
Diego Maradona
Attacking Midfield
Jul 1, 1984Argentina
SSC Napoli
Italy Serie A
12
Roberto Baggio
Second Striker
Jul 1, 1990Italy
Juventus FC
Italy Serie A
13
Gianluca Vialli
Centre-Forward
Jul 1, 1992Italy
Juventus FC
Italy Serie A
14
Alan Shearer
Centre-Forward
Jul 30, 1996England
Newcastle United
England Premier League
15
Sonny Anderson
Centre-Forward
Jul 1, 1997Brazil
FC Barcelona
Spain LaLiga
16
Ronaldo
Centre-Forward
Jul 22, 1997Brazil
Spain
Inter Milan
Italy Serie A
17
Denilson
Left Winger
Jul 1, 1998Brazil
Spain
Real Betis Balompié
Spain LaLiga
18
Christian Vieri
Centre-Forward
Jul 1, 1999Italy
Australia
Inter Milan
Italy Serie A
19
Hernán Crespo
Centre-Forward
Jul 11, 2000Argentina
Italy
SS Lazio
Italy Serie A
20
Luís Figo
Right Winger
Jul 24, 2000Portugal
Real Madrid
Spain LaLiga
21
Zinédine Zidane
Attacking Midfield
Jul 9, 2001France
Algeria
Real Madrid
Spain LaLiga
22
Cristiano Ronaldo
Centre-Forward
Jul 6, 2009Portugal
Real Madrid
Spain LaLiga
23
Gareth Bale
Right Winger
Sep 1, 2013Wales
Real Madrid
Spain LaLiga
24
Paul Pogba
Central Midfield
Aug 9, 2016France
Guinea
Manchester United
England Premier League
25
Neymar
Left Winger
Aug 3, 2017Brazil
Paris Saint-Germain
France Ligue 1