tottenham hotspur's transfer signings
Spurs have always been known as a
buying club.
No, honestly.
Here is a table showing the cost of
Tottenham's transfer dealings 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 | FROM | DATE | FEE |
Tanguy Ndombele | Olympique Lyonnais (France) | 2nd July 2019 | £62,800,000 (cond.) |
Davinson Sanchez | Ajax (Holland) | 13th August 2017 | £42,000,000 (cond.) |
Ryan Sessegnon | Fulham | 8th August 2019 | £30,000,000 (cond.) incl Josh Onomah as part of deal |
Moussa Sissoko | Newcastle United | 31st August 2016 | £30,000,000 (cond.) |
Erik Lamela | AS Roma (Italy) | 30th August 2013 | £30,000,000 (cond.) |
Giovani Lo Celso | Real Betis (Spain) | 28th January 2020 | £27,200,000 |
Steven Bergwijn | PSV Eindhoven (Holland) | 29th January 2020 | £27,000,000 |
Roberto Soldado | Valencia (Spain) | 2nd August 2013 | £26,200,000 (cond.) |
Lucas Moura | Paris Saint Germain (France) | 31 January 2018 | £25,000,000 |
Serge Aurier | Paris Saint Germain (France) | 11 August 2020 | £20,000,000 (cond.) |
Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg | Southampton | 31 August 2020 | £23,000,000 |
David Bentley | Blackburn Rovers | 30 July 2008 | £17,000,000 (cond.) |
Paulinho | Corinthians (Brazil) | 6th July 2013 | Just under £17,000,000 (cond.) |
Luka Modric | Dinamo Zagreb (Croatia) | May 2008 | £16,500,000 |
Darren Bent | Charlton Athletic | June 2007 | £16,500,000 |
Robbie Keane | Liverpool | February 2009 | £16,000,000 (cond.) |
Mousa Dembele | Fulham | 30th August 2012 | £15,000,000 |
Jermain Defoe | Portsmouth | January 2009 | £15,000,000 |
Roman Pavlyuchenko | Spartak Moscow (Russia) | August 2008 | £14,000,000 |
Wilson Palacios | Wigan Athletic | January 2009 | £12,000,000 |
Christian Eriksen | Ajax (Holland) | 30th August 2013 | £11,500,000 |
Toby Alderweireld | Atletico Madrid (Spain) | 8th July 2015 | £11,500,000 (cond.) |
Fernando Llorente | Swansea City | 31st August 2017 | £11,500,000 (cond.) |
Hugo Lloris | Olympique Lyonnais (France) | 31st August 2012 | £11,000,000 (cond.) |
Sergei Rebrov | Dynamo Kiev (Ukraine) | May 2000 | £11,000,000 |
Dimitar Berbatov | Bayer Leverkusen (Germany) | July 2006 | £10,900,000 |
Jack Clarke | Leeds United | 2nd July 2019 | £10,000,000 (cond.) |
Ben Davies | Swansea City | 23 July 2014 | £10,000,000 (swap for Gylfi Sigurdsson) |
Georges-Kevin N'Koudou | Marseille (France) | 31st August 2016 | £9,000,000 |
Vlad Chiriches | Steaua Bucharesti (Romania) | 30th August 2013 | £9,000,000 |
Etienne Capoue | Toulouse (France) | 15th August 2013 | £9,000,000 |
Peter Crouch | Portsmouth | July 2009 | £9,000,000 |
Alan Hutton | Glasgow Rangers | January 2008 | £9,000,000 |
Giovani Dos Santos | Barcelona (Spain) | June 2008 | £8,600,000 (cond.) |
Vedran Corluka | Manchester City | September 2008 | £8,500,000 |
Sandro | Internacional (Brazil) | March 2010 | £8,400,000 |
Didier Zokora | St Etienne (France) | June 2006 | £8,200,000 |
Younes Kaboul | Auxerre (France) | July 2007 | £8,200,000 |
Dean Richards | Southampton | September 2001 | £8,100,000 |
Sebastien Bassong | Newcastle United | August 2009 | £8,000,000 |
Jonathan Woodgate | Middlesbrough | January 2008 | £8,000,000 |
Rafael van der Vaart | Real Madrid (Spain) | September 2010 | £8,000,000 |
Gylfi Sigurdsson | 1899 Hoffenheim (Germany) | July 2012 | £8,000,000 |
Nacer Chadli | FC Twente Enschede (Holland) | 25th July 2013 | £7,000,000 |
Kyle Naughton | Sheffield United | July 2009 | £7,000,000 |
Gareth Bale | Southampton | May 2007 | £7,000,000 |
Jermaine Jenas | Newcastle United | August 2005 | £7,000,000 |
Jermain Defoe | West Ham United | February 2004 | £7,000,000 |
Robbie Keane | Leeds United | August 2002 | £7,000,000 |
Les Ferdinand | Newcastle United | August 1997 | £7,000,000 |
Helder Postiga | FC Porto (Portugal) | June 2003 | £6,250,000 (cond.) |
Federico Fazio | Sevilla (Spain) | 25th August 2014 | £6,000,000 |
Clint Dempsey | Fulham | 31st August 2012 | £6,000,000 |
Scott Parker | West Ham United | August 2011 | £5,500,000 |
Pascal Chimbonda | Wigan Athletic | August 2006 | £5,500,000 |
Kevin-Prince Boateng | Hertha Berlin (Germany) | July 2007 | £5,400,000 |
Dele Alli | MK Dons | January 2015 | £5,000,000 |
Emmanuel Adebayor | Manchester City | 21 August 2012 | £5,000,000 |
Ben Thatcher | Wimbledon | July 2000 | £5,000,000 |
Benjamin Stambouli | Montpelier (France) | 1st September 2014 | £4,700,000 |
Chris Armstrong | Crystal Palace | June 1995 | £4,500,000 |
Kevin Wimmer | FC Koln (Germany) | 29th May 2015 | £4,300,000 |
Ruel Fox | Newcastle United | October 1995 | £4,200,000 |
Eric Dier | Sporting Lisbon (Portugal) | 2nd August 2014 | £4,000,000 |
Andy Reid | Nottingham Forest | January 2005 | £4,000,000* (part of dual £8m deal) |
Michael Dawson | Nottingham Forest | January 2005 | £4,000,000* (part of dual £8m deal) |
Tim Sherwood | Blackburn Rovers | February 1999 | £4,000,000 |
Chris Perry | Wimbledon | July 1999 | £4,000,000 |
Christian Ziege | Liverpool | July 2001 | £4,000,000 |
Ramon Vega | Cagliari (Italy) | January 1997 | £3,750,000 |
Kieran Trippier | Burnley | 19th June 2015 | £3,500,000 |
Steven Pienaar | Everton | January 2011 | £3,500,000 |
Mido | AS Roma (Italy) | August 2006 | £3,500,000 (cond.) |
Frederic Kanoute | West Ham United | August 2003 | £3,500,000 |
Oyvind Leonhardsen | Liverpool | August 1999 | £3,500,000 |
Ricardo Rocha | Benfica (Portugal) | January 2007 | £3,300,000 |
Kyle Walker | Sheffield United | July 2009 | £3,000,000 |
Pascal Chimbonda | Sunderland | January 2009 | £3,000,000 |
Chris Gunter | Cardiff City | January 2008 | £3,000,000 (cond.) |
Calum Davenport | Coventry City | August 2004 | £3,000,000 (cond.) |
Sean Davis | Fulham | July 2004 | £3,000,000 |
Michael Carrick | West Ham United | August 2004 | £3,000,000 |
Gheorge Popescu | PSV Eindhoven (Holland) | 9th September 1994 | £2,900,000 |
Steffen Iversen | Rosenborg (Norway) | December 1996 | £2,700,000 |
Ilie Dumitrescu | Steaua Bucharest (Romania) | August 1994 | £2,600,000 |
John Scales | Liverpool | December 1996 | £2,600,000 |
Paolo Gazzaniga | Southampton | 23 August 2018 | £2,500,000 |
Steed Malbranque | Fulham | August 2006 | £2,500,000 |
David Ginola | Newcastle United | August 1997 | £2,500,000 |
DeAndre Yedlin | Seattle Sounders (USA) | 13th August 2014 | £2,400,000 |
Moussa Saib | Valencia (Spain) | February 1998 | £2,300,000 |
Teddy Sheringham | Nottingham Forest | August 1992 | £2,100,000 |
Pedro Mendes | FC Porto (Portugal) | July 2004 | £2,010,000 |
Souleymane Coulibaly | AC Siena (Italy) | July 2011 | £2,000,000 |
Hossam Ghaly | Feyenoord (Holland) | January 2006 | £2,000,000 |
Grzegorz Rasiak | Derby County | August 2005 | £2,000,000 |
Darren Anderton | Portsmouth | July 1992 | £2,000,000 |
Gordon Durie | Chelsea | August 1991 | £2,000,000 |
Paul Gascoigne | Newcastle United | July 1988 | £2,000,000 |
Jurgen Klinsmann | Monaco (France) | July 1994 | £2,000,000 |
Dean Perrett | Queens Park Rangers | January 2007 | £2,000,000 (cond.) |
Da Silva Gilberto | Hertha Berlin (Germany) | January 2008 | £1,900,000 |
Jason Dozzell | Ipswich Town | August 1993 | £1,900,000 |
Mauricio Taricco | Ipswich Town | December 1998 | £1,775,000 |
Paul Robinson | Leeds United | May 2004 | £1,700,000 |
Noe Pamarot | Nice (France) | August 2004 | £1,700,000 |
Paul Stewart | Manchester City | June 1988 | £1,700,000 |
Allan Nielsen | Brondby (Denmark) | August 1996 | £1,650,000 |
Jose Dominguez | Sporting Lisbon (Portugal) | August 1997 | £1,600,000 |
Lewis Holtby | Schalke 04 (Germany) | January 2013 | £1,500,000 |
Bongani Khumalo | SuperSport United (South Africa) | January 2011 | £1,500,000 |
Aaron Lennon | Leeds United | July 2005 | £1,500,000 |
Thimothee Atouba | FC Basle (Switzerland) | August 2004 | £1,500,000 |
Bobby Zamora | Brighton and Hove Albion | July 2003 | £1,500,000 |
Willem Korsten | Vitesse Arnhem (Holland) | July 1999 | £1,500,000 |
Andy Sinton | Sheffield Wednesday | January 1996 | £1,500,000 |
Goran Bunjevcevic | Red Star Belgrade (Yugoslavia) | June 2001 | £1,400,000 |
Lee Young-Pyo | PSV Eindhoven (Holland) | August 2005 | £1,360,000 |
Colin Calderwood | Swindon Town | July 1993 | £1,250,000 |
Gary Lineker | Barcelona (Spain) | June 1989 | £1,200,000 |
Gustavo Poyet | Chelsea | June 2001 | £1,000,000+ |
Danny Rose | Leeds United | July 2007 | £1,000,000 |
Gary Doherty | Luton Town | April 2000 | £1,000,000 |
Anthony Gardner | Port Vale | January 2000 | £965,000 |
Ben Alnwick | Sunderland | 2nd January 2007 | £900,000 (up to £1.3m cond.) |
Kevin Scott | Newcastle United | February 1994 | £850,000 |
Jonathan Blondel | Mouscron Excelsior (Belgium) | July 2002 | £800,000 |
Steve Archibald | Aberdeen | May 1980 | £800,000 |
Simon Davies | Peterborough United | January 2000 | £750,000 |
Richard Gough | Dundee United | August 1986 | £750,000 |
Neil Ruddock | Southampton | May 1992 | £750,000 |
Steve Sedgley | Coventry City | July 1989 | £750,000 |
Noureddine Naybet | Deportivo La Coruna (Spain) | August 2004 | £700,000 |
Jason Cundy | Chelsea | June 1992 | £700,000 |
Andy Gray | Crystal Palace | June 1992 | £700,000 |
Clive Allen | Queens Park Rangers | August 1984 | £700,000 |
Leigh Mills | Swindon Town | July 2004 | £700,000 (cond.) |
John Bostock | Crystal Palace | July 2008 | £700,000 (cond.) |
Garth Crooks | Stoke City | July 1980 | £650,000 |
Steve Hodge | Aston Villa | December 1986 | £650,000 |
Chris Waddle | Newcastle United | July 1980 | £650,000 |
Rodrigo Defendi | Cruzeiro (Brazil) | August 2004 | £600,000 |
Steffen Freund | Borussia Dortmund (Germany) | December 1998 | £600,000 |
Nico Claesen | Standard Liege (Belgium) | October 1986 | £600,000 |
Pat van den Hauwe | Everton | August 1989 | £575,000 |
Terry Fenwick | Queens Park Rangers | December 1987 | £550,000 |
Dean Austin | Southend United | June 1992 | £525,000 |
Michael Brown | Sheffield United | January 2004 | £500,000 |
Matthew Etherington | Peterborough United | January 2000 | £500,000 |
Paul Walsh | Liverpool | February 1988 | £500,000 |
Owen Price | Charlton Athletic | May 2000 | £450,000 |
Alan Brazil | Ipswich Town | March 1983 | £450,000 |
David Kerslake | Leeds United | September 1993 | £450,000 |
Paul Allen | West Ham United | June 1985 | £400,000 |
Nayim | Barcelona (Spain) | November 1988 | £400,000 |
Peter Taylor | Crystal Palace | September 1976 | £400,000 |
Erik Thorstvedt | IFK Gothenburg (Sweden) | December 1988 | £400,000 |
Chris Fairclough | Nottingham Forest | June 1987 | £385,000 |
John Chiedozie | Notts. County | August 1984 | £375,000 |
Bobby Mimms | Everton | February 1988 | £375,000 |
Ricardo Villa | Racing Club (Argentina) | June 1978 | £375,000 |
Gary Stevens | Brighton | June 1983 | £350,000 |
Osvaldo Ardiles | Huracan (Argentina) | June 1978 | £325,000 |
Peter Beadle | Gillingham | June 1992 | £300,000 |
Ray Clemence | Liverpool | August 1981 | £300,000 |
Mitchell Thomas | Luton Town | July 1986 | £275,000 |
Terry Yorath | Coventry City | August 1979 | £275,000 |
Stephen Ferguson | East Fife | December 2000 | £250,000 |
Johnny Metgod | Nottingham Forest | July 1987 | £250,000 |
Paul Price | Luton Town | June 1981 | £250,000 |
Ronnie Rosenthal | Liverpool | January 1994 | £250,000 |
Danny Thomas | Coventry City | June 1983 | £250,000 |
Kion Etete | Notts. County | 7th June 2019 | £200,000 |
John Lacy | Fulham | July 1978 | £200,000 |
Martin Peters | West Ham United | March 1970 | £200,000 |
Ralph Coates | Burnley | May 1971 | £190,000 |
Jurgen Klinsmann | Sampdoria (Italy) | December 1997 | £175,000 |
Alfie Conn | Glasgow Rangers | July 1974 | £150,000 |
John Duncan | Dundee | 19th October 1974 | £150,000 |
Justin Edinburgh | Southend United | July 1990 | £150,000 |
Gordon Smith | Aston Villa | August 1976 | £150,000 |
Martin Chivers | Southampton | January 1968 | £125,000 |
Gary Mabbutt | Bristol Rovers | August 1982 | £120,000 |
Roger Morgan | Queens Park Rangers | February 1969 | £110,000 |
Michael Malcolm | Wycombe Wanderers | May 2000 | £100,000 (cond.) |
Milija Aleksic | Luton Town | December 1978 | £100,000 |
Jimmy Holmes | Coventry City | March 1977 | £100,000 |
Gerard McMahon | Glenavon (Northern Ireland) |
July 1992 | £100,000 |
Jimmy Greaves | AC Milan (Italy) | December 1961 | £99,999 |
Mike England | Blackburn Rovers | August 1966 | £95,000 |
Don McAllister | Bolton Wanderers | February 1975 | £80,000 |
Terry Venables | Chelsea | May 1966 | £80,000 |
Ian Moores | Stoke City | August 1976 | £75,000 |
Alan Gilzean | Dundee | December 1964 | £72,500 |
Alan Mullery | Fulham | March 1964 | £72,500 |
Jon Jonsson | IFK Hasselholm (Sweden) | 1999 | £70,000 (plus Crouch & Thelwell on loan for a season each) |
John Gorman | Carlisle United | November 1976 | £60,000 |
Colin Lee | Torquay United | October 1977 | £60,000 |
David Jenkins | Arsenal | October 1968 | £55,000 |
Micky Hazard | Swindon Town | November 1993 | £50,000 |
John Hendry | Dundee | July 1990 | £50,000 |
Mark Robson | Exeter City | July 1987 | £50,000 |
Neil Ruddock | Millwall | March 1986 | £50,000 |
Cyril Knowles | Middlesbrough | May 1964 | £45,000 |
Laurie Brown | Arsenal | February 1964 | £40,000 |
Cliff Jones | Swansea Town | February 1958 | £35,000 |
Graham Roberts | Weymouth | May 1980 | £35,000 |
Dave Mackay | Heart of Midlothian | March 1959 | £32,000 |
Danny Blanchflower | Aston Villa | December 1954 | £30,000 |
Tony Galvin | Goole Town | January 1978 | £30,000 |
Maurice Norman | Norwich City | November 1955 | £28,000 |
Pat Jennings | Watford | May 1963 | £27,000 |
Alf Ramsey | Southampton | 15th May 1949 | £21,000 (£4,500 plus Ernie Jones) |
John White | Falkirk | 8th October 1959 | £20,500 |
Les Allen | Chelsea | December 1959 | £20,000 (Exchange for Johnny Brooks) |
Dennis Bond | Watford | March 1967 | £20,000 |
John Smith | West Ham United | March 1960 | £20,000 |
Bobby Smith | Chelsea | 21st December 1955 | £16,000 |
Jim Iley | Sheffield United | August 1957 | £16,000 |
Billy Rees | Cardiff City | July 1949 | £14,000 |
Alex Wright | Barnsley | September 1950 | £12,000 |
Dave Dunmore | York City | February 1954 | £10,500 |
Bert Sproston | Leeds United | June 1938 | £9,500 |
John Ryden | Accrington Stanley | November 1955 | £8,400 |
Ken Hancock | Ipswich Town | March 1969 | £7,000 |
Andy Duncan | Hull City | March 1935 | £6,000 |
Ted Harper | Sheffield Wednesday | March 1929 | £5,500 |
David Leworthy | Fareham Town | August 1984 | £5,000 |
Harry Clarke | Lovell's Athletic | 4 March 1949 | £4,250 |
Dick Rowley | Southampton | February 1930 | £3,750 |
Billy Davies | Notts. County | February 1930 | £3,400 |
Johnny Brooks | Reading | February 1953 | £3,000 |
Willie Hall | - | - 1932 | £3,000 |
Allan Hall | Bradford City | June 1933 | £3,000 |
Frank Osborne | Fulham | January 1924 | £3,000 |
Jimmy Brain | Arsenal | 10 September 1931 | £2,500 |
Les Dicker | Chelmsford City | June 1951 | £2,000 |
Fanny Walden | Northampton Town | April 1913 | £1,700 |
Charlie Brittain | Northampton Town | 19 October 1911 | £1,100 (incl. Walter Tull) |
Jack Elkes | Southampton | May 1923 | £1,000 |
Tom Roberts | Preston North End | May 1919 | £1,000 |
Aled Owen | Bangor City | September 1953 | £1,000 |
Sammy Brooks | Wolverhampton Wanderers | July 1922 | £500 |
Bert Elkin | Stockport | December 1909 | £500 |
Jack Curtis | Gainsborough Trinity | April 1909 | £375 |
Walter Bull | Notts. County | May 1904 | £300 |
Alec Lindsay | Raith Rovers | August 1919 | £250 |
Bert Smith | Huddersfield Town | Summer 1919 | £150 |
Archie Turner | Derby County | January 1904 | £100 |
Dennis Uphill | Peasedown Miners Welfare | September 1949 | £100 |
Ivor Brown | Ripley Town | November 1909 | £80 |
Harry Lowe | Brighton & Hove Albion | April 1914 | £75 |
Herbert Chapman | Northampton Town | March 1905 | £75 |
John Tate | West Stanley | February 1913 | £50 |
Solomon Upton | Kettering Town | December 1911 | £50 |
Bert Bliss | Willenhall Pickwick | April 1912 | £50 |
Max Seeburg | Chelsea | August 1908 | £30 |
Art Rule | Millwall Athletic | March 1899 | £10 |
Michel Vorm | Swansea City | 23 July 2014 | Free (??) |
Cristian Ceballos | Barcelona | July 2011 | Free |
Brad Friedel | Aston Villa | July 2011 | Free |
William Gallas | Arsenal | August 2010 | Free |
Edgar Davids | Internazionale (Italy) | August 2005 | Free |
Spase Divelski | PSV Eindhoven (Holland) | August 2004 | Free |
Diego Bortolozzo | Unattached | July 2002 | Free |
Rohan Ricketts | Arsenal | July 2002 | Free |
Jamie Redknapp | Liverpool | April 2002 | Free |
Milenko Acimovic | Red Star Belgrade (Yugoslavia) | April 2002 | Free |
Teddy Sheringham | Manchester United | May 2001 | Free |
Neil Sullivan | Wimbledon | July 2000 | Free |
Roger Nilsen | Sheffield United | March 1999 | Free |
Paolo Tramezzani | Piacenza (Italy) | June 1998 | Free |
Nicola Berti | Inter Milan (Italy) | January 1997 | Free |
Frode Grodas | Chelsea | Free | |
Clive Wilson | Queens Park Rangers | June 1995 | Free |
Pat Jennings | Arsenal | 1985 | Free |
Gedson Fernandes | Benfica (Portugal) | 15th January 2020 | Loan |
Wayne Routledge | Crystal Palace | July 2005 | Undisclosed |
Jon Jonssen | IFK Hasselholm (Sweden) | June 2000 | Undisclosed |
David McEwen | Dulwich Hamlet | February 2000 | Undisclosed |
Gudni Bergsson | Valur (Iceland) | December 1988 | Undisclosed |
Gerry Armstrong | Bangor (Northern Ireland) | November 1975 | Undisclosed |
PLAYER | FROM | DATE | FEE |
Milenko Acimovic | Red Star Belgrade (Yugoslavia) | April 2002 | Free |
Emmanuel Adebayor | Manchester City | 21 August 2012 | £5,000,000 |
Toby Alderweireld | Atletico Madrid (Spain) | 8th July 2015 | £11,500,000 (cond.) |
Milija Aleksic | Luton Town | December 1978 | £100,000 |
Clive Allen | Queens Park Rangers | August 1984 | £700,000 |
Les Allen | Chelsea | December 1959 | £20,000 (Exchange for Johnny Brooks) |
Paul Allen | West Ham United | June 1985 | £400,000 |
Dele Alli | MK Dons | January 2015 | £5,000,000 |
Ben Alnwick | Sunderland | 2nd January 2007 | £900,000 (up to £1.3m cond.) |
Darren Anderton | Portsmouth | July 1992 | £2,000,000 |
Steve Archibald | Aberdeen | May 1980 | £800,000 |
Osvaldo Ardiles | Huracan (Argentina) | June 1978 | £325,000 |
Chris Armstrong | Crystal Palace | June 1995 | £4,500,000 |
Gerry Armstrong | Bangor (Northern Ireland) | November 1975 | Undisclosed |
Thimothee Atouba | FC Basle (Switzerland) | August 2004 | £1,500,000 |
Serge Aurier | Paris Saint Germain (France) | 11 August 2020 | £20,000,000 (cond.) |
Dean Austin | Southend United | June 1992 | £525,000 |
Gareth Bale | Southampton | May 2007 | £7,000,000 |
Sebastien Bassong | Newcastle United | August 2009 | £8,000,000 |
Peter Beadle | Gillingham | June 1992 | £300,000 |
Darren Bent | Charlton Athletic | June 2007 | £16,500,000 |
David Bentley | Blackburn Rovers | 30 July 2008 | £17,000,000 (cond.) |
Dimitar Berbatov | Bayer Leverkusen (Germany) | July 2006 | £10,900,000 |
Gudni Bergsson | Valur (Iceland) | December 1988 | Undisclosed |
Steven Bergwijn | PSV Eindhoven (Holland) | 29th January 2020 | £27,000,000 |
Nicola Berti | Inter Milan (Italy) | January 1997 | Free |
Danny Blanchflower | Aston Villa | December 1954 | £30,000 |
Bert Bliss | Willenhall Pickwick | April 1912 | £50 |
Jonathan Blondel | Mouscron Excelsior (Belgium) | July 2002 | £800,000 |
Kevin-Prince Boateng | Hertha Berlin (Germany) | July 2007 | £5,400,000 |
Dennis Bond | Watford | March 1967 | £20,000 |
Diego Bortolozzo | Unattached | July 2002 | Free |
John Bostock | Crystal Palace | July 2008 | £700,000 (cond.) |
Alan Brazil | Ipswich Town | March 1983 | £450,000 |
Jimmy Brain | Arsenal | 10 September 1931 | £2,500 |
Charlie Brittain | Northampton Town | 19 October 1911 | £1,100 (incl. Walter Tull) |
Johnny Brooks | Reading | February 1953 | £3,000 |
Sammy Brooks | Wolverhampton Wanderers | July 1922 | £500 |
Ivor Brown | Ripley Town | November 1909 | £80 |
Laurie Brown | Arsenal | February 1964 | £40,000 |
Michael Brown | Sheffield United | January 2004 | £500,000 |
Walter Bull | Notts. County | May 1904 | £300 |
Goran Bunjevcevic | Red Star Belgrade (Yugoslavia) | June 2001 | £1,400,000 |
Colin Calderwood | Swindon Town | July 1993 | £1,250,000 |
Etienne Capoue | Toulouse (France) | 15th August 2013 | £9,000,000 |
Michael Carrick | West Ham United | August 2004 | £3,000,000 |
Cristian Ceballos | Barcelona | July 2011 | Free |
Nacer Chadli | FC Twente Enschede (Holland) | 25th July 2013 | £7,000,000 |
Herbert Chapman | Northampton Town | March 1905 | £75 |
John Chiedozie | Notts. County | August 1984 | £375,000 |
Pascal Chimbonda | Wigan Athletic | August 2006 | £5,500,000 |
Pascal Chimbonda | Sunderland | January 2009 | £3,000,000 |
Vlad Chiriches | Steaua Bucharesti (Romania) | 30th August 2013 | £9,000,000 |
Martin Chivers | Southampton | January 1968 | £125,000 |
Nico Claesen | Standard Liege (Belgium) | October 1986 | £600,000 |
Harry Clarke | Lovell's Athletic | 4 March 1949 | £4,250 |
Jack Clarke | Leeds United | 2nd July 2019 | £10,000,000 (cond.) |
Ray Clemence | Liverpool | August 1981 | £300,000 |
Ralph Coates | Burnley | May 1971 | £190,000 |
Alfie Conn | Glasgow Rangers | July 1974 | £150,000 |
Vedran Corluka | Manchester City | September 2008 | £8,500,000 |
Souleymane Coulibaly | AC Siena (Italy) | July 2011 | £2,000,000 |
Garth Crooks | Stoke City | July 1980 | £650,000 |
Peter Crouch | Portsmouth | July 2009 | £9,000,000 |
Jason Cundy | Chelsea | June 1992 | £700,000 |
Jack Curtis | Gainsborough Trinity | April 1909 | £375 |
Calum Davenport | Coventry City | August 2004 | £3,000,000 (cond.) |
Edgar Davids | Internazionale (Italy) | August 2005 | Free |
Ben Davies | Swansea City | 23 July 2014 | £10,000,000 (swap for Gylfi Sigurdsson) |
Billy Davies | Notts. County | February 1930 | £3,400 |
Simon Davies | Peterborough United | January 2000 | £750,000 |
Sean Davis | Fulham | July 2004 | £3,000,000 |
Michael Dawson | Nottingham Forest | January 2005 | £4,000,000* (part of dual £8m deal) |
Rodrigo Defendi | Cruzeiro (Brazil) | August 2004 | £600,000 |
Jermain Defoe | West Ham United | February 2004 | £7,000,000 |
Jermain Defoe | Portsmouth | January 2009 | £15,000,000 |
Mousa Dembele | Fulham | 30th August 2012 | £15,000,000 |
Clint Dempsey | Fulham | 31st August 2012 | £6,000,000 |
Les Dicker | Chelmsford City | June 1951 | £2,000 |
Eric Dier | Sporting Lisbon (Portugal) | 2nd August 2014 | £4,000,000 |
Spase Divelski | PSV Eindhoven (Holland) | August 2004 | Free |
Gary Doherty | Luton Town | April 2000 | £1,000,000 |
Jose Dominguez | Sporting Lisbon (Portugal) | August 1997 | £1,600,000 |
Giovani Dos Santos | Barcelona (Spain) | June 2008 | £8,600,000 (cond.) |
Jason Dozzell | Ipswich Town | August 1993 | £1,900,000 |
Ilie Dumitrescu | Steaua Bucharest (Romania) | August 1994 | £2,600,000 |
Andy Duncan | Hull City | March 1935 | £6,000 |
John Duncan | Dundee | October 1974 | £150,000 |
Dave Dunmore | York City | February 1954 | £10,500 |
Gordon Durie | Chelsea | August 1991 | £2,000,000 |
Justin Edinburgh | Southend United | July 1990 | £150,000 |
Jack Elkes | Southampton | May 1923 | £1,000 |
Bert Elkin | Stockport | December 1909 | £500 |
Mike England | Blackburn Rovers | August 1966 | £95,000 |
Kion Etete | Notts. County | 7th June 2019 | £200,000 |
Matthew Etherington | Peterborough United | January 2000 | £500,000 |
Christian Eriksen | Ajax (Holland) | 30th August 2013 | £11,500,000 |
Chris Fairclough | Nottingham Forest | June 1987 | £385,000 |
Federico Fazio | Sevilla (Spain) | 25th August 2014 | £6,000,000 |
Terry Fenwick | Queens Park Rangers | December 1987 | £550,000 |
Les Ferdinand | Newcastle United | August 1997 | £7,000,000 |
Stephen Ferguson | East Fife | December 2000 | £250,000 |
Gedson Fernandes | Benfica (Portugal) | 15th January 2020 | Loan |
Ruel Fox | Newcastle United | October 1995 | £4,200,000 |
Steffen Freund | Borussia Dortmund (Germany) | December 1998 | £600,000 |
Brad Friedel | Aston Villa | July 2011 | Free |
William Gallas | Arsenal | August 2010 | Free |
Tony Galvin | Goole Town | January 1978 | £30,000 |
Anthony Gardner | Port Vale | January 2000 | £965,000 |
Paul Gascoigne | Newcastle United | July 1988 | £2,000,000 |
Paolo Gazzaniga | Southampton | 23 August 2018 | £2,500,000 |
Hossam Ghaly | Feyenoord (Holland) | January 2006 | £2,000,000 |
Da Silva Gilberto | Hertha Berlin (Germany) | January 2008 | £1,900,000 |
David Ginola | Newcastle United | August 1997 | £2,500,000 |
Alan Gilzean | Dundee | December 1964 | £72,500 |
John Gorman | Carlisle United | November 1976 | £60,000 |
Richard Gough | Dundee United | August 1986 | £750,000 |
Andy Gray | Crystal Palace | June 1992 | £700,000 |
Jimmy Greaves | AC Milan (Italy) | December 1961 | £99,999 |
Frode Grodas | Chelsea | 1998 | Free |
Chris Gunter | Cardiff City | January 2008 | £3,000,000 (cond.) |
Allan Hall | Bradford City | June 1933 | £3,000 |
Willie Hall | Notts County | December 1932 | £3,000 |
Ken Hancock | Ipswich Town | March 1969 | £7,000 |
Ted Harper | Sheffield Wednesday | March 1929 | £5,500 |
Micky Hazard | Swindon Town | November 1993 | £50,000 |
John Hendry | Dundee | July 1990 | £50,000 |
Steve Hodge | Aston Villa | December 1986 | £650,000 |
Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg | Southampton | 31 August 2017 | £23,000,000 |
Jimmy Holmes | Coventry City | March 1977 | £100,000 |
Lewis Holtby | Schalke 04 (Germany) | January 2013 | £1,500,000 |
Alan Hutton | Glasgow Rangers | January 2008 | £9,000,000 |
Jim Iley | Sheffield United | August 1957 | £16,000 |
Steffen Iversen | Rosenborg (Norway) | December 1996 | £2,700,000 |
David Jenkins | Arsenal | October 1968 | £55,000 |
Pat Jennings | Watford | May 1963 | £27,000 |
Pat Jennings | Arsenal | August 1985 | Free |
Jermaine Jenas | Newcastle United | August 2005 | £7,000,000 |
Cliff Jones | Swansea Town | February 1958 | £35,000 |
Jon Jonsson | IFK Hasselholm (Sweden) | 1999 | £70,000 (plus Crouch & Thelwell on loan for a season each) |
Younes Kaboul | Auxerre (France) | July 2007 | £8,200,000 |
Frederic Kanoute | West Ham United | August 2003 | £3,500,000 |
Robbie Keane | Leeds United | August 2002 | £7,000,000 |
Robbie Keane | Liverpool | February 2009 | £16,000,000 (cond.) |
David Kerslake | Leeds United | September 1993 | £450,000 |
Bongani Khumalo | SuperSport United (South Africa) | January 2011 | £1,500,000 |
Jurgen Klinsmann | Monaco (France) | July 1994 | £2,000,000 |
Jurgen Klinsmann | Sampdoria (Italy) | December 1997 | £175,000 |
Cyril Knowles | Middlesbrough | May 1964 | £45,000 |
Willem Korsten | Vitesse Arnhem (Holland) | July 1999 | £1,500,000 |
John Lacy | Fulham | July 1978 | £200,000 |
Erik Lamela | AS Roma (Italy) | 30th August 2013 | £30,000,000 (cond.) |
Colin Lee | Torquay United | October 1977 | £60,000 |
Aaron Lennon | Leeds United | July 2005 | £1,500,000 |
Oyvind Leonhardsen | Liverpool | August 1999 | £3,500,000 |
David Leworthy | Fareham Town | August 1984 | £5,000 |
Alec Lindsay | Raith Rovers | August 1919 | £250 |
Gary Lineker | Barcelona (Spain) | June 1989 | £1,200,000 |
Fernando Llorente | Swansea City | 31st August 2017 | £11,500,000 (cond.) |
Hugo Lloris | Olympique Lyonnais (France) | 31st August 2012 | £11,000,000 (cond.) |
Giovani Lo Celso | Real Betis (Spain) | 28th January 2020 | £27,200,000 |
Harry Lowe | Brighton & Hove Albion | April 1914 | £75 |
Gary Mabbutt | Bristol Rovers | August 1982 | £120,000 |
Dave Mackay | Heart of Midlothian | March 1959 | £32,000 |
Steed Malbranque | Fulham | August 2006 | £2,500,000 |
Michael Malcolm | Wycombe Wanderers | May 2000 | £100,000 (cond.) |
Don McAllister | Bolton Wanderers | February 1975 | £80,000 |
David McEwen | Dulwich Hamlet | February 2000 | Undisclosed |
Gerard McMahon | Glenavon (Northern Ireland) |
July 1992 | £100,000 |
Pedro Mendes | FC Porto (Portugal) | July 2004 | £2,010,000 |
Johnny Metgod | Nottingham Forest | July 1987 | £250,000 |
Mido | AS Roma (Italy) | August 2006 | £3,500,000 (cond.) |
Leigh Mills | Swindon Town | July 2004 | £700,000 (cond.) |
Bobby Mimms | Everton | February 1988 | £375,000 |
Luka Modric | Dinamo Zagreb (Croatia) | May 2008 | £16,500,000 |
Ian Moores | Stoke City | August 1976 | £75,000 |
Roger Morgan | Queens Park Rangers | February 1969 | £110,000 |
Lucas Moura | Paris Saint Germain (France) | 31 January 2018 | £25,000,000 |
Alan Mullery | Fulham | March 1964 | £72,500 |
Tanguy Ndombele | Olympique Lyonnais (France) | 2nd July 2019 | £62,800,000 (cond.) |
Kyle Naughton | Sheffield United | July 2009 | £7,000,000 |
Noureddine Naybet | Deportivo La Coruna (Spain) | August 2004 | £700,000 |
Nayim | Barcelona (Spain) | November 1988 | £400,000 |
Allan Nielsen | Brondby (Denmark) | August 1996 | £1,650,000 |
Roger Nilsen | Sheffield United | March 1999 | Free |
Georges-Kevin N'Koudou | Marseille (France) | 31st August 2016 | £9,000,000 |
Maurice Norman | Norwich City | November 1955 | £28,000 |
Frank Osborne | Fulham | January 1924 | £3,000 |
Aled Owen | Bangor City | September 1953 | £1,000 |
Wilson Palacios | Wigan Athletic | January 2009 | £12,000,000 |
Noe Pamarot | Nice (France) | August 2004 | £1,700,000 |
Scott Parker | West Ham United | August 2011 | £5,500,000 |
Paulinho | Corinthians (Brazil) | 6th July 2013 | Just under £17,000,000 (cond.) |
Roman Pavlyuchenko | Spartak Moscow (Russia) | August 2008 | £14,000,000 |
Dean Perrett | Queens Park Rangers | January 2007 | £2,000,000 (cond.) |
Chris Perry | Wimbledon | July 1999 | £4,000,000 |
Martin Peters | West Ham United | March 1970 | £200,000 |
Steven Pienaar | Everton | January 2011 | £3,500,000 |
Gheorge Popescu | PSV Eindhoven (Holland) | 9th September 1994 | £2,900,000 |
Helder Postiga | FC Porto (Portugal) | June 2003 | £6,250,000 (cond.) |
Gustavo Poyet | Chelsea | June 2001 | £1,000,000+ |
Owen Price | Charlton Athletic | May 2000 | £450,000 |
Paul Price | Luton Town | June 1981 | £250,000 |
Alf Ramsey | Southampton | 15th May 1949 | £21,000 (£4,500 plus Ernie Jones) |
Grzegorz Rasiak | Derby County | August 2005 | £2,000,000 |
Sergei Rebrov | Dynamo Kiev (Ukraine) | May 2000 | £11,000,000 |
Jamie Redknapp | Liverpool | April 2002 | Free |
Billy Rees | Cardiff City | July 1949 | £14,000 |
Andy Reid | Nottingham Forest | January 2005 | £4,000,000* (part of dual £8m deal) |
Dean Richards | Southampton | September 2001 | £8,100,000 |
Rohan Ricketts | Arsenal | July 2002 | Free |
Graham Roberts | Weymouth | May 1980 | £35,000 |
Tom Roberts | Preston North End | May 1919 | £1,000 |
Paul Robinson | Leeds United | May 2004 | £1,700,000 |
Mark Robson | Exeter City | July 1987 | £50,000 |
Ricardo Rocha | Benfica (Portugal) | January 2007 | £3,300,000 |
Danny Rose | Leeds United | July 2007 | £1,000,000 |
Ronnie Rosenthal | Liverpool | January 1994 | £250,000 |
Wayne Routledge | Crystal Palace | July 2005 | Undisclosed |
Dick Rowley | Southampton | February 1930 | £3,750 |
Neil Ruddock | Millwall | March 1986 | £50,000 |
Neil Ruddock | Southampton | May 1992 | £750,000 |
Art Rule | Millwall Athletic | March 1899 | £10 |
John Ryden | Accrington Stanley | November 1955 | £8,400 |
Moussa Saib | Valencia (Spain) | February 1998 | £2,300,000 |
Davinson Sanchez | Ajax (Holland) | 13th August 2017 | £42,000,000 (cond.) |
Sandro | Internacional (Brazil) | March 2010 | £8,400,000 |
John Scales | Liverpool | December 1996 | £2,600,000 |
Kevin Scott | Newcastle United | February 1994 | £850,000 |
Steve Sedgley | Coventry City | July 1989 | £750,000 |
Max Seeburg | Chelsea | August 1908 | £30 |
Ryan Sessegnon | Fulham | 8th August 2019 | £30,000,000 (cond.) incl Josh Onomah as part of deal |
Teddy Sheringham | Nottingham Forest | August 1992 | £2,100,000 |
Teddy Sheringham | Manchester United | May 2001 | Free |
Tim Sherwood | Blackburn Rovers | February 1999 | £4,000,000 |
Gylfi Sigurdsson | 1899 Hoffenheim (Germany) | July 2012 | £8,000,000 |
Andy Sinton | Sheffield Wednesday | January 1996 | £1,500,000 |
Moussa Sissoko | Newcastle United | 31st August 2016 | £30,000,000 (cond.) |
Bert Smith | Huddersfield Town | Summer 1919 | £150 |
Bobby Smith | Chelsea | 21st December 1955 | £16,000 |
Gordon Smith | Aston Villa | August 1976 | £150,000 |
John Smith | West Ham United | March 1960 | £20,000 |
Roberto Soldado | Valencia (Spain) | 2nd August 2013 | £26,200,000 (cond.) |
Heung-Min Son | Bayer Leverkusen (Germany) | 28th August 2015 | £22,00,000 |
Bert Sproston | Leeds United | June 1938 | £9,500 |
Benjamin Stambouli | Montpelier (France) | 1st September 2014 | £4,700,000 |
Gary Stevens | Brighton | June 1983 | £350,000 |
Paul Stewart | Manchester City | June 1988 | £1,700,000 |
Neil Sullivan | Wimbledon | July 2000 | Free |
Mauricio Taricco | Ipswich Town | December 1998 | £1,775,000 |
John Tate | West Stanley | February 1913 | £50 |
Peter Taylor | Crystal Palace | September 1976 | £400,000 |
Ben Thatcher | Wimbledon | July 2000 | £5,000,000 |
Danny Thomas | Coventry City | June 1983 | £250,000 |
Mitchell Thomas | Luton Town | July 1986 | £275,000 |
Erik Thorstvedt | IFK Gothenburg (Sweden) | December 1988 | £400,000 |
Paolo Tramezzani | Piacenza (Italy) | June 1998 | Free |
Kieran Trippier | Burnley | 19th June 2015 | £3,500,000 |
Archie Turner | Derby County | January 1904 | £100 |
Dennis Uphill | Peasedown Miners Welfare | September 1949 | £100 |
Solomon Upton | Kettering Town | December 1911 | £50 |
Pat van den Hauwe | Everton | August 1989 | £575,000 |
Rafael van der Vaart | Real Madrid (Spain) | September 2010 | £8,000,000 |
Ramon Vega | Cagliari (Italy) | January 1997 | £3,750,000 |
Terry Venables | Chelsea | May 1966 | £80,000 |
Ricardo Villa | Racing Club (Argentina) | June 1978 | £375,000 |
Michel Vorm | Swansea City | 23 July 2014 | Free (??) |
Chris Waddle | Newcastle United | July 1980 | £650,000 |
Fanny Walden | Northampton Town | April 1913 | £1,700 |
Kyle Walker | Sheffield United | July 2009 | £3,000,000 |
Paul Walsh | Liverpool | February 1988 | £500,000 |
John White | Falkirk | October 1959 | £20,000 |
Clive Wilson | Queens Park Rangers | June 1995 | Free |
Kevin Wimmer | FC Koln (Germany) | 29th May 2015 | £4,300,000 |
Jonathan Woodgate | Middlesbrough | January 2008 | £8,000,000 |
Alex Wright | Barnsley | September 1950 | £12,000 |
DeAndre Yedlin | Seattle Sounders (USA) | 13th August 2014 | £2,400,000 |
Terry Yorath | Coventry City | August 1979 | £275,000 |
Lee Young-Pyo | PSV Eindhoven (Holland) | August 2005 | £1,360,000 |
Bobby Zamora | Brighton and Hove Albion | July 2003 | £1,500,000 |
Christian Ziege | Liverpool | July 2001 | £4,000,000 |
Didier Zokora | St Etienne (France) | June 2006 | £8,200,000 |