As of 2023, the highest transfer fee ever received by a Premier League club was 135 million euros, paid by Barcelona to secure the services of Liverpool's Philippe Coutinho in 2018. Meanwhile, the most expensive signing made by a Premier League club was Enzo Fernández, who cost Chelsea 121 million euros in 2023.
Highest transfer fees received by a Premier League club as of 2023
(in million euros)
Characteristic
Transfer fee in million euros
Philippe Coutinho (Liverpool to Barcelona, 2018)
135
Jack Grealish (Aston Villa to Manchester City, 2021)
117.5
Declan Rice (West Ham to Arsenal, 2023)
116.6
Moisés Caicedo (Brighton to Chelsea, 2023)
116
Eden Hazard (Chelsea to Real Madrid, 2019)
115
Gareth Bale (Tottenham to Real Madrid, 2013)
101
Harry Kane (Tottenham to Bayern Munich, 2023)
100
Cristiano Ronaldo (Manchester United to Real Madrid, 2009)
94
Harry Maguire (Leicester to Manchester United, 2019)
87
Romelu Lukaku (Everton to Manchester United, 2017)
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Transfermarkt. (September 1, 2023). Highest transfer fees received by a Premier League club as of 2023 (in million euros) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 18, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/589744/premier-league-top-ten-received-transfer-fees/
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Transfermarkt. (2023). Highest transfer fees received by a Premier League club as of 2023 (in million euros). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 18, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/589744/premier-league-top-ten-received-transfer-fees/
Transfermarkt. "Highest Transfer Fees Received by a Premier League Club as of 2023 (in Million Euros)." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 Sep 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/589744/premier-league-top-ten-received-transfer-fees/
Transfermarkt, Highest transfer fees received by a Premier League club as of 2023 (in million euros) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/589744/premier-league-top-ten-received-transfer-fees/ (last visited November 18, 2024)
Highest transfer fees received by a Premier League club as of 2023 (in million euros) [Graph], Transfermarkt, September 1, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/589744/premier-league-top-ten-received-transfer-fees/
