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The following is a list of most expensive association football transfers, which details the highest transfer fees ever paid for players, as well as transfers which set new world transfer records. The first confirmed record transfer was of Willie Groves from West Bromwich Albion to Aston Villa for £100 in 1893 [1] (equivalent to £14,000 in 2023).
The following is a list of most expensive American soccer transfers, which details the highest transfer fees ever paid for players, as well as transfers which set new American transfer records. The current transfer record was set by the transfer of Christian Pulisic from Borussia Dortmund to Chelsea for $65 million in August 2019.
The first three-figure transfer fee was the £100 paid by Aston Villa in 1893 for Willie Groves. Eleven years later, Alf Common joined Middlesbrough for the first four-figure fee, a sum which caused a national sensation and outrage amongst the football authorities. [2] The £5,000 mark was first reached in 1922 when Falkirk paid that amount for ...
Manchester United face stumbling blocks in chase of key transfer target Nuno Mendes. Chelsea chasing Kobbie Mainoo. 04:30, Jack Rathborn. Chelsea are at the top of the list of clubs who want to ...
Highest-paid quarterbacks in the NFL. Total value: $275 million (2nd) Average annual value (AAV): $55 million (Tied 1st) Total guarantees: $200 (2nd) Using Over The Cap as the database, along with ...
The first transfer in women's football reported as a record was that of Milene Domingues from Fiammamonza to Rayo Vallecano in 2002, two decades before professionalism in Spanish women's football. The current transfer record was set by the transfer of Naomi Girma from San Diego Wave to Chelsea for $1.1 million in January 2025. Prior to women's ...
Who is the highest-paid linebacker in the NFL? In the extension signed in January 2023, Smith received a five-year, $100 million contract from the Ravens, with $45 million in guarantees.
Free transfers are common in all strata of football. From leagues where money is less commonly available for clubs to spend on transfer fees, and also for players to leave wealthy clubs on a free transfer if the club cannot offer first team football, especially when departing for clubs in lower leagues.