tottenham hotspur's sales

Spurs are not a selling club.  
No, really.  
Here is a table showing the money raised from selling off some of Tottenham's assets over the years 
(all figures are estimated fees as details are not generally announced).
[(cond.) = maximum fee, conditional on meeting certain appearance/success criteria]

PLAYER TO DATE FEE
Milenko Acimovic Lille (France) July 2004 Free
Milija Aleksic Barnet 1982 £??
Clive Allen Auxerre (France) March 1988 £??
Les Allen Queens Park Rangers December 1968 £21,000
Paul Allen Southampton September 1993 £550,000
Rory Allen Portsmouth 1999 £1,000,000
Ben Alnwick Barnsley July 2012 Free
Ijah Anderson Southend United August 1994 Free
Darren Anderton Birmingham City July 2004 Free
Mark Arber Barnet November 1998 £75,000
Steve Archibald Barcelona July 1984 £1,250,000
Osvaldo Ardiles Queens Park Rangers August 1988 Free
Chris Armstrong Bolton Wanderers 28th August 2002 Released
Gerry Armstrong Watford November 1980 £250,000
Benoit Assou-Ekotto St. Etienne (France) 1st July 2015 Free
Thimothee Atouba SV Hamburg (Germany) July 2005 £1,500,000
Dean Austin Crystal Palace 1998 Free
Eddie Baily Port Vale January 1956 £8,000
Espen Baardsen Watford July 2000 £1,250,000
Gareth Bale Real Madrid (Spain) 1st September 2013 £86,000,000 (world record fee)
Andy Barcham Gillingham January 2009 Undisclosed
Lee Barnard Southend United January 2008 Undisclosed
Fred Barnett Southend United July 1929 £100
Jack Barthram Swindon Town June 2013 Released
Sebastien Bassong Norwich City 2 August 2012 Undisclosed
Peter Beadle Watford September 1994 £10,000
Phil Beal Brighton and Hove Albion July 1975 Free
Darren Bent Sunderland August 2009 £16,500,000
Dimitar Berbatov Manchester United 1 September 2008 £30,750,000 plus Fraizer Campbell on a year's loan
Gudni Bergsson Bolton Wanderers March 1995 £110,000
Nicola Berti Deportivo Alaves (Spain) 1999 Free
Luis Binks Montreal Impact (Canada) 18 February 2020 Free
John Blair Sheffield United November 1927 £-
Danny Blanchflower - 5th April 1964 Retired
Jonathan Blondel Club Brugge (Belgium) 28th January 2004 £??
Len Bolan Southend United October 1935 £400
Dennis Bond Charlton Athletic October 1967 £25,000
Mark Bowen Norwich City 10th July 1987 £90,000
Gary Brady Newcastle United 1998 £650,000
Alan Brazil Manchester United June 1984 £750,000
Charlie Brittain Cardiff City 28th November 1913 £325
Garry Brooke Norwich City May 1985 £50,000
Johnny Brooks Chelsea December 1959 £20,000 (Exchange for Les Allen)
Noel Brotherston Blackburn Rovers July 1977 Free
Bill Brown Northampton Town 1966 Nominal
Ivor Brown Coventry City July 1911 £75
Laurie Brown Norwich City September 1966 £25,000
Michael Brown Fulham January 2006 £1,700,000
Lycurgus Burrows Sheffield United December 1897 £-
Rob Burch Sheffield Wednesday 2 July 2007 Free
Walter Bull - 1909 Retired
Guy Butters Portsmouth September 1990 £375,000
David Button Charlton Athletic 28 August 1990 £500,000
Nathan Byrne Swindon Town July 2013 Undisclosed
Colin Calderwood Aston Villa March 1999 £225,000
Sol Campbell Arsenal July 2001 Free
Etienne Capoue Watford 6th July 2015 Undisclosed
Stephen Carr Newcastle United August 2004 £1,800,000
Michael Carrick Manchester United July 2006 £18,600,000 (cond.)
Tom Carroll Swansea City 17th January 2017 £4,500,000
Darren Caskey Reading February 1996  £700,000
Steven Caulker Cardiff City 31st July 2013  £8,500,000
Nacer Chadli West Bromwich Albion 29th August 2016 £13,000,000
John Chiedozie Derby County August 1988 Free
Pascal Chimbonda Sunderland August 2008 Undisclosed
Pascal Chimbonda Blackburn Rovers August 2009 £2,000,000+
Martin Chivers Servette (Switzerland) July 1976 £??
Nico Claesen Royal Antwerp FC (Belgium) 1988 £550,000
Shaun Close Bournemouth January 1988 £70,000
Stephen Clemence Birmingham City January 2003 £250,000
Ralph Coates Leyton Orient 1981 Free
John Collins Portsmouth May 1971 £5,000
Freddie Cox Arsenal September 1949 £12,000
Richard Cooke Bournemouth January 1987 £50,000
Vedran Corluka Lokomotiv Moscow (Russia) July 2012 £5,500,000
Ian Crook Norwich City June 1986 £80,000
Garth Crooks West Bromwich Albion July 1985 £100,000
Peter Crouch Queens Park Rangers June 2000 £60,000
Peter Crouch Stoke City August 2011 £12,000,000 (cond)
Carlo Cudicini LA Glaxy (USA) 31st December 2012 Free
Ian Culverhouse Norwich City October 1985 £50,000
Jason Cundy Ipswich Town November 1996 £??
Barry Daines Bulova FC (Hong Kong) 1981 £??
Charlie Daniels Leyton Orient January 2009 Free
Ross Darcy Barnet February 2000 Free
Calum Davenport West Ham United January 2007 £3,000,000
Sean Davis Portsmouth March 2006 £7,500,000 (part of joint deal)
Billy Davies Swansea Town 14th September 1933 £300
Simon Davies Everton May 2005 £4,000,000 (cond)
Chris Day Crystal Palace July 1996 £225,000
Kevin Dearden Brentford September 1993 Free
Jermain Defoe Portsmouth January 2008 £9,000,000
Dorian Dervite Villarreal (Spain) 18th August 2010 Free
Les Dicker Southend United July 1953 £??
Gary Doherty Norwich City August 2004 £1,000,000
Jose Dominguez Kaiserslautern (Germany) November 2000 £250,000
Giovani dos Santos Real Mallorca (Spain) 31st August 2012 Undisclosed
Jason Dozzell Northampton Town 1997 £??
Ilie Dumitrescu West Ham United January 1996 £1,500,000
Andy Duncan Chelmsford City 1938 £-
John Duncan Derby County 1979 £??
Dave Dunmore West Ham United March 1960 £50,000 (Part of John Smith deal)
Gordon Durie Glasgow Rangers 1993 £??
Erik Edman Rennes (France) 31 August 2007 £2,000,000
Justin Edinburgh Portsmouth March 2000 £250,000
Marcus Edwards Vitoria (Portugal) 2nd September 2019 Undisclosed
Mounir El Hamdouai Willem II (Holland) June 2006 £??
Jack Elkes Middlesbrough July 1929 £500
Mike England Seattle Sounders (USA) 1975 £??
Matthew Etherington West Ham United August 2003 £500,000 (part of Fredi Kanoute deal)
Harry Erentz - - £
Christian Eriksen Internazionale (ITA) 28th January 2020 £16,900,000
Chris Fairclough Leeds United 1989 £500,000
Mark Falco Watford October 1986 £350,000
Yago Falque Genoa (Italy) 2nd August 2014 £4,000,000
Terry Fenwick Swindon Town 1993 £??
Les Ferdinand West Ham United January 2003 Nominal
Stephen Ferguson Woking 2003 Released
Tommy Forecast Southampton 7th July 2008 Undisclosed
Ruel Fox West Bromwich Albion August 2000 £200,000
Ezekiel Fryers Crystal Palace 1st September 2014 £3,000,000
Steffen Freund Kaiserslautern (Germany) 1st August 2003 £-
Marton Fulop Sunderland 2nd January 2007 £500,000
David Galbraith Northampton Town 2003 Free
Tony Galvin Sheffield Wednesday August 1987 £130,000
Anthony Gardner Hull City March 1992 £60,000
Peter Garland Newcastle United March 1992 £60,000
Paul Gascoigne Lazio (Italy) May 1992 £5,500,000
Hossam Ghaly Al Nassr (Saudi Arabia) January £1,500,000
Terry Gibson Coventry City 1983 £??
David Ginola Aston Villa July 2000 £3,000,000
George Goldsmith Bolton Wanderers March 1935 £750
Tomislav Gomelt Bari (Italy) 8th July 2015 Released
Heurelho Gomes Watford 1st July 2014 Free
Mark Gower Barnet January 2001 £32,500
Richard Gough Glasgow Rangers September 1987 £1,000,000+
Andy Gray CF Marbella (Spain) 1994 Undisclosed
Jimmy Greaves West Ham United March 1970 £54,000 (part of Martin Peters deal)
Steve Grenfell Colchester United November 1986 £15,000
Frode Grodas Schalke 04 (Germany) 1998 Free
Chris Gunter Nottingham Forest 20th July 2009 £1,750,000
Allan Hall Blackpool March 1934 £3,000
Emil Hallfredsson Lyn Oslo (Norway) 11th July 2007 Free
Ken Hancock Ipswich Town December 1964 £10,000
Charlie Handley Swansea Town May 1929 £500
Ted Harper Preston North End December 1931 £5,000 (with Dick Rowley)
Micky Hazard Chelsea September 1985 £300,000
Micky Hazard - 23rd April 1995 Retired
John Hendry Motherwell 1995 £??
David Hicks Northampton Town 2003 Free
Ian Hillier Luton Town October 2001 £30,000
Steve Hodge Nottingham Forest August 1988 £575,000
John Hollowbread Southampton May 1964 £3,000
Jimmy Holmes Vancouver Whitecaps (Canada) February 1981 £100,000
Lewis Holtby SV Hamburg (Germany) 1st July 2015 £4,660,000
Mel Hopkins Brighton & Hove Albion October 1964 £8,000
David Howells Southampton June 1998 Free
Roger Hoy Crystal Palace 26th September 1968 £??
Tom Huddlestone Hull City 14th August 2013 £5,250,000
Chris Hughton West Ham United November 1990 Free
Doug Hunt Barnsley March 1937 £1,700
Alan Hutton Aston Villa August 2011 £3,000,000
David Hutton Cheltenham Town 11th May 2009 Released
Daniel Hutchins Yeovil Town 10th June 2009 Released
Phil Ifil Colchester United January 2008 Undisclosed
Jim Iley Nottingham Forest July 1959 £16,000
Steffen Iversen Wolverhampton Wanderers 1st August 2003 Free
Johnnie Jackson  Colchester United June 2006 Free
Vincent Janssen  CF Monterrey (Mexico) 22nd July 2019 £6,300,000
David Jenkins  Brentford July 1972 £??
Pat Jennings Arsenal August 1977 £45,000
Chris Jones Manchester City September 1982 £110,000
Cliff Jones Fulham 1968 £??
Ernie Jones Southampton 15th May 1949 £16,500 (as part of deal for Alf Ramsey)
Jon Jonssen Malmo (Sweden) 2001 Free
Younes Kaboul Sunderland 16th July 2015 £4,000,000
Younes Kaboul Portsmouth 11th August 2008 £6,000,000
Frederic Kanoute Sevilla (Spain) August 2005 £4,400,000
Robbie Keane Liverpool 28th July 2008 £20,300,000 (cond.)
Robbie Keane LA Galaxy (USA) 15th August 2011 £3,500,000
Kasey Keller Borussia Moenchengladbach (Germany) 15th January 2005 Free
Andy Keeley Sheffield United December 1977 Free
Stephen Kelly Birmingham City June 2006 £750,000 (cond.)
David Kerslake Ipswich Town 1997 Released
Jurgen Klinsmann Bayern Munich (Germany) 1995 £??
Jurgen Klinsmann - 1998 Retired
Niko Krancjar Dynamo Kyiv (Ukraine) 7th June 2012 £5,750,000
John Lacy Crystal Palace August 1983 £-
Bill Lane Leicester City November 1926 £2,250
Charlie Lee Peterborough United May 2007 Free
Colin Lee Chelsea January 1980 £200,000
Terry Lee Torquay United July 1975 £??
Young-Pyo Lee Borussia Dortmund (Germany) 27th August 2008 Undisclosed
Aaron Lennon Everton 27th August 2008 Undisclosed
Oyvind Leonhardsen Aston Villa August 2002 Free
Stuart Lewis Barnet January 2007 Free
David Leworthy Oxford United December 1985 £250,000
Gary Lineker Grampus Eight (Japan) June 1994 £2,000,000
Jake Livermore Hull City 25th June 2014 £8,000,000
Fernando Llorente SSC Napoli (Italy) 2nd September 2019 Released
Massimo Luongo Swindon Town 31st August 2013 £400,000
Harry Lowe Fulham May 1927 £250
Gary Mabbutt - 1998 Retired
Dave Mackay Derby County 1968 £8,000
Danny Maddix Queens Park Rangers July 1987 Free
Kevin Maher Southend United January 1998 Free
Steed Malbranque Sunderland 30th July 2008 Undisclosed
Michael Malcolm Stockport County July 2005 Free
Dilan Markanday Blackburn Rovers 18th January 2022 £1,000,000 (cond.)
Dean Marney Hull City July 2006 Undisclosed
Joe Martin Blackpool July 2008 Undisclosed
Ryan Mason Hull City 30th August 2016 £13,000,000
Tom Mason Southend United February 1913 £25
Don McAllister Charlton Athletic August 1981 £??
Luke McGee Portsmouth 12th July 2017 Undisclosed
Chris McGrath Manchester United October 1976 £35,000
David McEwen Queens Park Rangers July 2001 Free
Gerard McMahon Stoke City September 1996 £450,000
Neil McNab Bolton Wanderers November 1978 £250,000
Paul McVeigh Norwich City March 2000 Nominal
Pedro Mendes Portsmouth January 2006 £7,500,000 (part of joint deal)
Johnny Metgod Feyenoord (Holland) 1988 £??
Mido Middlesbrough 16th August 2007 £6,000,000
Les Miller Chesterfield July 1939 £1,500
Paul Miller Charlton Athletic 1987 £??
Bobby Mimms Blackburn Rovers December 1990 £250,000
Jeff Minton Brighton & Hove Albion July 1994 Free
Luka Modric Real Madrid (Spain) 27th August 2012 £33,000,000
John Moncur Swindon Town March 1992 £75,000
Ian Moores Orient October 1978 £55,000
Jack Moran Watford September 1932 £150
Paul Moran Peterborough United 1994 £??
Roger Morgan - 1973 Retired
Alan Mullery Fulham June 1972 £??
Nayim Real Zaragoza (Spain) May 1993 £500,000
Terry Naylor Charlton Athletic November 1980 £??
Jimmy Neighbour Norwich City September 1976 £75,000
Ryan Nelsen Queens Park Rangers July 2012 Free
Stuart Nethercott Millwall 1998 £??
Bill Nicholson - 1955 Retired
Allan Nielsen Watford July 2000 £2,250,000
Roger Nilsen Grazer AK (Austria) 1999 Free
Clinton N'Jie Marseille (France) 16th July 2017 Undisclosed
Georges-Kevin Nkoudou Besiktas (Turkey) 22nd August 2019 £4,600,000
Maurice Norman - - Retired
Charlie O'Hagan Middlesbrough 1909 £??
Jamie O'Hara Wolverhampton Wanderers 21st June 2011 £5,000,000
Gary O'Reilly Brighton and Hove Albion August 1984 £35,000
Connor Ogilvie Gillingham 23rd May 2019 Undisclosed
Josh Onomah Fulham 8th August 2019 £5,000,000 (part of deal for Ryan Sessegnon)
Frank Osborne Southampton June 1931 £450
Keith Osgood Coventry City January 1978 £130,000
Kudos Oyenuga Hayes & Yeading July 2012 Free
Wilson Palacios Stoke City August 2011 £6,000,000
Noe Pamarot Portsmouth January 2006 £7,500,000 (part of joint deal)
Tony Parks Brentford July 1988 £60,000
Paulinho Guanghzou Evergrande (China) 30 June 2015 £9,900,000
Roman Pavlyuchenko Lokomotiv Moscow (Russia) January 2012 £8,000,000
Rafferty Pedder Queens Park Rangers 17th January 2022 Free
Chris Perry Charlton Athletic November 2003 £100,000
Steve Perryman Oxford United March 1986 £50,000
Martin Peters Norwich City March 1975 £60,000
Steven Pienaar Everton 31 July 2012 £4,500,000
John Piercy Brighton and Hove Albion 20th September 2002 £??
John Polston Norwich City July 1990 £300,000
Gheorge Popescu Barcelona (Spain) 1995 £3,000,000
Helder Postiga FC Porto (Portugal) June 2004 £??
Owen Price - July 2005 Released
Paul Price Swansea City January 1985 £??
Alex Pritchard Norwich City 4th August 2016 £8,000,000
Eddie Quinlan Reading June 1953 £850
Alf Ramsey - - Retired
Grzegorz Rasiak Southampton May 2006 £2,000,000
Sergei Rebrov West Ham United July 2004 Free
Jamie Redknapp Southampton January 2005 Free
Ron Reynolds Southampton March 1960 £10,000
Rohan Ricketts Wolverhampton Wanderers July 2005 Free
Andy Reid Charlton Athletic August 2006 £3,000,000 (cond)
Billy Rees Leyton Orient July 1950 £14,500
George Robb - - Retired
Graham Roberts Glasgow Rangers December 1986 £450,000
Tom Roberts Dick, Kerr's XI 1928 £??
Jimmy Robertson Arsenal October 1968 £55,000 (swap for David Jenkins)
Paul Robinson Blackburn Rovers 25th July 2008 £3,500,000
Mark Robson West Ham United 1992 £??
Ricardo Rocha Standard Liege (Belgium) 31 August 2009 Released
Ronnie Rosenthal Watford July 1997 Free
Wayne Routledge Aston Villa January 2008 £1,500,000
Dick Rowley Preston North End December 1931 £5,000 (with Ted Harper)
Neil Ruddock Liverpool 22nd July 1993 £2,500,000
Neil Ruddock Millwall 1988 £??
Art Rule - - £??
John Ryden Watford June 1961 £??
Moussa Saib Al Nassr (Saudi Arabia) December 1999 £??
Louis Saha Sunderland July 2012 Free
Sandro QPR 1st September 2014 £10,000,000
Frank Saul Southampton January 1968 £45,000 (part of the Chivers deal)
John Scales Ipswich Town July 2000 £??
Kevin Scott Norwich City January 1997 £250,000
Claude Seanla Watford July 2006 Free
Steve Sedgley Ipswich Town June 1994 £1,000,000
Max Seeburg Leyton August 1908 £??
Teddy Sheringham Portsmouth July 2003 Free
Teddy Sheringham Manchester United June 1997 £3,500,000
Tim Sherwood Portsmouth January 2003 Undisclosed
Gylfi Sigurdsson Swansea City 23 July 2014 £10,000,000 (swap for Ben Davies)
Andy Sinton Wolverhampton Wanderers July 1999 Free
Jimmy Smailes Blackpool December 1932 £2,000
Bobby Smith Brighton and Hove Albion 19th May 1964 £5,000
Gordon Smith Wolverhampton Wanderers August 1982 Free
Ian Smith Rotherham United June 1976 £??
John Smith Coventry City 1964 £??
Cyril Spiers Wolverhampton Wanderers May 1933 Free
Bert Sproston Manchester City November 1932 £9,500
Benjamin Stambouli Paris St. Germain (France) 21st July 2015 £6,000,000
Brian Statham Brentford February 1992 £70,000
Gary Stevens Portsmouth March 1990 £250,000
Paul Stewart Liverpool July 1992 £2,800,000
Mark Stimson Newcastle United June 1989 £200,000
Neil Sullivan Chelsea July 2003 Free
Adel Taarabt QPR 6th August 2010 £1,000,000 (conditional)
Teemu Tainio Sunderland 23 July 2008 Undisclosed
Mauricio Taricco West Ham United November 2004 Free
Callum Tapping Heart of Midlothian August 2011 Nominal
Peter Taylor Leyton Orient November 1980 £150,000
Ben Thatcher Leicester City July 2003 £300,000
Alton Thelwell Hull City June 2003 Free
Mitchell Thomas West Ham United August 1991 £500,000
Ciaran Toner Bristol Rovers March 2002 Free
Leon Townley Brentford September 1999 Free
Andros Townsend Newcastle United 26th January 2016 £12,000,000
Paolo Tramezzani Pistoese (Italy) 2000 £400,000
Cyril Trailor Leyton Orient July 1949 £600
Kieran Trippier Atletico Madrid (Spain) 17th July 2019 £20,000,000
Archie Turner Southampton Summer 1904 £??
Andy Turner Portsmouth September 1996 £250,000
David Tuttle Sheffield United August 1993 £350,000
Solomon Upton Portsmouth - £??
Pat van den Hauwe Millwall 1993 £??
Rafael van der Vaart SV Hamburg (Germany) 31st August 2012 £10,000,000
Ramon Vega Watford June 2001 Free
Terry Venables Queens Park Rangers July 1967 £70,000
Ricardo Villa Fort Lauderdale Strikers (USA) 1983 £??
Chris Waddle Marseilles (France) August 1989 £4,500,000
Fanny Walden Northampton Town 1926 £??
Steve Walford Arsenal 1st August 1977 £25,000
Ian Walker Leicester City July 2001 £2,500,000
Kyle Walker Manchester City 14th July 2017  £54,000,000
Kyle Walker-Peters Southampton 11th August 2020 £12,000,000
Paul Walsh Portsmouth June 1992 £400,000
Tony Want Birmingham City June 1972 £50,000
Victor Wanyama Montreal Impact (USA) 3rd March 2020 Free
Kevin Watson Swindon Town July 1996 Free
Ernie Whalley Middlesbrough May 1958 £7,500
Clive Wilson Cambridge United 1999 Free
Alex Wright Bradford Park Avenue August 1951 £??
Terry Yorath Vancouver Whitecaps (Canada) 1981 £??
Mark Yeates Colchester United July 2007 >£300,000
Luke Young Charlton Athletic 25th July 2001 £4,000,000
Willie Young Arsenal March 1977 £80,000
Bobby Zamora West Ham United January 2004 £1,000,000 (part of Jermain Defoe deal)
Christian Ziege Borussia Moenchengladbach (Germany) July 2004 Free
Reto Ziegler Sampdoria (Italy) July 2007 £1,400,000
Didier Zokora Sevilla (Spain) July 2009 £8,670,000
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