Most expensive football transfers of all time

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1. 02

   Harry Maguire

   LEI→MUN•Defender•2019/20

   £74.8m

2. 03

   Matthijs de Ligt

   AJAX→JUV•Defender•2019/20

   £73.5m

3. 04

   Virgil van Dijk

   SOU→LIV•Defender•2017/18

   £72.8m

4. 05

   Wesley Fofana

   LEI→CHE•Defender•2022/23

   £69.1m

5. 06

   Lucas Hernández

   ATM→BAY•Defender•2019/20

   £68.8m

6. 07

   Rúben Dias

   BEN→MCI•Defender•2020/21

   £61.6m

7. 08

   Achraf Hakimi

   INT→PSG•Defender•2021/22

   £58.5m

8. 09

   Matthijs de Ligt

   JUV→BAY•Defender•2022/23

   £57.6m

9. 10

   Marc Cucurella

   BHA→CHE•Defender•2022/23

   £56.2m

10. 11

    João Cancelo

    JUV→MCI•Defender•2019/20

    £55.9m

11. 11

    Aymeric Laporte

    ATH→MCI•Defender•2017/18

    £55.9m

12. 13

    Jérémy Jacquet

    REN→LIV•Defender•2026/27

    £54.7m

13. 14

    Ilya Zabarnyi

    BOU→PSG•Defender•2025/26

    £54.2m

14. 15

    Dean Huijsen

    BOU→RMA•Defender•2025/26

    £53.8m

15. 16

    Leny Yoro

    LIL→MUN•Defender•2024/25

    £53.3m

16. 16

    Matheus Nunes

    WOL→MCI•Defender•2023/24

    £53.3m

17. 18

    Maxence Lacroix

    CRY→CHE•Defender•2026/27

    £52.2m

18. 19

    Marc Cucurella

    CHE→RMA•Defender•2026/27

    £51.8m

19. 20

    Jan Paul van Hecke

    BHA→TOT•Defender•2026/27

    £51.6m

20. 21

    Ezri Konsa

    AVL→ARS•Defender•2026/27

    £51.3m

21. 22

    Ben White

    BHA→ARS•Defender•2021/22

    £50.3m

22. 23

    Kyle Walker

    TOT→MCI•Defender•2017/18

    £50m

23. 24

    Benjamin Mendy

    ASM→MCI•Defender•2017/18

    £49.5m

24. 25

    Lisandro Martínez

    AJAX→MUN•Defender•2022/23

    £49.3m

25. 26

    Marco Palestra

    FC→CHE•Defender•2026/27

    £49m

26. 27

    John Stones

    EVE→MCI•Defender•2016/17

    £47.8m