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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 |
| Darren Bent |
Charlton Athletic |
June 2007 |
£16,500,000 |
| Sergei
Rebrov |
Dynamo Kiev (Ukraine) |
May 2000 |
£11,000,000 |
|
Dimitar Berbatov |
Bayer Leverkusen (Germany) |
July 2006 |
£10,900,000 |
| Gareth Bale |
Southampton |
May 2007 |
£10,000,000
(cond.) |
| Alan Hutton |
Glasgow Rangers |
January
2008 |
£9,000,000 |
| 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 |
| Jonathan
Woodgate |
Middlesbrough |
January
2008 |
£8,000,000 |
| 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.) |
| Pascal Chimbonda |
Wigan Athletic |
August
2006 |
£5,500,000 |
| Kevin-Prince
Boateng |
Hertha Berlin
(Germany) |
July 2007 |
£5,400,000 |
| Ben Thatcher |
Wimbledon |
July 2000 |
£5,000,000 |
| Chris Armstrong |
Crystal Palace |
June 1995 |
£4,500,000 |
| Ruel Fox |
Newcastle United |
October 1995 |
£4,200,000 |
| Andy
Reid |
Nottingham
Forest |
January
2005 |
£4,000,000*
(part of dual £8m deal) |
| Michael
Dawson |
Nottingham
Forest |
August
2003 |
£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 |
| 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 |
| 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) |
September 1994 |
£2,900,000 |
| Steffen Iversen |
Rosenborg (Norway) |
December 1996 |
£2,700,000 |
| Ilie Dumitrescu |
Steaua Bucharest (Romania) |
August 1994 |
£2,600,000 |
| Steed Malbranque |
Fulham |
August
2006 |
£2,500,000 |
| David Ginola |
Newcastle United |
August 1997 |
£2,500,000 |
| John Scales |
Liverpool |
December 1996 |
£2,500,000 |
| Moussa Saib |
Valencia (Spain) |
February 1998 |
£2,300,000 |
| Teddy Sheringham |
Nottingham Forest |
August 1982 |
£2,100,000 |
| Pedro
Mendes |
FC
Porto (Portugal) |
July
2004 |
£2,010,000 |
| 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 |
| Thimothee
Atouba |
FC
Basle (Switzerland) |
August
2004 |
£1,500,000 |
| Aaron
Lennon |
Leeds
United |
July
2005 |
£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.) |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| John Duncan |
Dundee |
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 |
| 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 |
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 |
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 |
May 1949 |
£21,000 |
| John
White |
Falkirk |
October 1959 |
£20,000 |
| 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 |
| Jim Iley |
Sheffield United |
August 1957 |
£16,000 |
| Bobby Smith |
Chelsea |
December 1955 |
£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 |
| Dick Rowley |
Southampton |
February 1930 |
£3,750 |
| Johnny Brooks |
Reading |
February 1953 |
£3,000 |
| Willie Hall |
- |
- 1932 |
£3,000 |
| Frank Osborne |
Fulham |
January 1924 |
£3,000 |
| Les Dicker |
Chelmsford City |
June 1951 |
£2,000 |
| Fanny Walden |
Northampton Town |
April 1913 |
£1,700 |
| Jack Elkes |
Southampton |
May 1923 |
£1,000 |
| Tom Roberts |
Preston North End |
May 1919 |
£1,000 |
| Bert
Elkin |
Stockport |
December
1909 |
£500 |
| Walter Bull |
Notts. County |
May 1904 |
£300 |
| Alec Lindsay |
Raith Rovers |
August 1919 |
£250 |
| Archie
Turner |
Derby
County |
January
1904 |
£100 |
| Dennis Uphill |
Peasedown Miners Welfare |
September
1949 |
£100 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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
| |
