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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 ...
The fees paid by the Premier League's top clubs began to increase at a rapid rate, with Alan Shearer commanding the first £15,000,000 fee in 1996, and the new millennium heralding the first £30,000,000 transfer, although sources differ as to whether this barrier was broken by Rio Ferdinand's move to Manchester United in 2002 or Andriy ...
It also records notable achievements by Manchester United players on the international stage, and the highest transfer fees paid and received by the club. The club's attendance records, both at Old Trafford , their home since 1910, and Maine Road , their temporary home from 1946 to 1949, are also included in the list.
High wages, ageing players, and repeated injuries make United’s squad unappealing for other clubs in the market
For example, the 2004 transfer of Wayne Rooney from Everton to Manchester United cost an initial fee of £20 million that rose to £27 million due to the number of appearances he made and the number of trophies he won with the club. [211] The following tables show the highest transfer fees ever paid in euro for players and managers.
Chelsea broke the record for the highest transfer fee paid by an English club, as well as their own transfer record when they paid £30 million for Andriy Shevchenko, slightly eclipsing the £29.1 million Manchester United paid for Rio Ferdinand in 2002. [1] It also became the sixth highest costing transfer of all time. [1]
A number of high-profile Manchester United players could be on their way out of Old Trafford
Highest transfer fees paid. Manchester United's record signing is Geyse, who signed for the club from Barcelona for £256,000 (€300,000) in August 2023.