Most expensive worldwide transfers of all time

Every deal on this board of £47.5m or more, ranked by reported fee. Not every signing, and fees usually exclude add-ons.

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1. #2

   Harry Maguire

   LEI→MUN·Defender·2019/20

   £74.8m
2. #3

   Matthijs de Ligt

   AJAX→JUV·Defender·2019/20

   £73.5m
3. #4

   Virgil van Dijk

   SOU→LIV·Defender·2017/18

   £72.8m
4. #5

   Wesley Fofana

   LEI→CHE·Defender·2022/23

   £69.1m
5. #6

   Lucas Hernández

   ATM→BAY·Defender·2019/20

   £68.8m
6. #7

   Rúben Dias

   BEN→MCI·Defender·2020/21

   £61.6m
7. #8

   Achraf Hakimi

   INT→PSG·Defender·2021/22

   £58.5m
8. #9

   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