The following is a list of the most expensive English football transfers, which details the highest transfer fees ever paid for English footballers, as well as the largest transfer fees paid and received by English football clubs. The current transfer record for an English footballer was set by the transfer of Morgan Rogers from Aston Villa to Chelsea for £117 million in July 2026, while the record for an English woman was set by the transfer of Keira Walsh from Barcelona to Chelsea for £714,000 in January 2025.
The records for the largest transfer fees both paid and received by an English football club were set by the transfer of Alexander Isak from Newcastle United to Liverpool for £125 million in September 2025. The record for the largest transfer fee paid by an English women's football club was set by the signing of Grace Geyoro from Paris Saint-Germain to the London City Lionesses for £1.43 million in September 2025, while the record fee received by an English women's club was set by the transfer of Olivia Smith from Liverpool to Arsenal for £1 million in July 2025. Men Highest transfer payments for English footballers All clubs involved in transfers on this list belong to a Big Five league, with the exception of one transfer involving a club under the Saudi Arabian Football Federation. The remaining transfers involved clubs from England, Spain, or Germany, with English clubs involved in all but one transaction. Overall, Manchester City has the most appearances on the list, with six, and also leads all clubs with five incoming transfers. Aston Villa leads all clubs with four outgoing transfers.
Six transfers on the list broke the record for an English footballer, with all of which being deals between English clubs. Manchester City leads with four record-breaking incoming transfers, while Chelsea and Manchester United have one each. In contrast, Aston Villa leads with two record-breaking outgoing transfers, while Nottingham Forest, Leicester City, Tottenham Hotspur, and Liverpool have recorded one each. Among the Big Six, Liverpool is the only club without an incoming transfer on the list, whereas Manchester United and Arsenal are the only two without an outgoing transfers. No club based in England outside of the Big Six has made a purchase that features on this list. Raheem Sterling is the only footballer to appear twice on the list, following his record-breaking move to Manchester City in 2015 and his subsequent transfer to Chelsea in 2022.
The majority of transfer fees listed are not officially disclosed by the trading clubs and are reported by reliable mainstream media. Different media outlets may report varying transfer fees. The transfer fees are ranked in Pounds (£) without accounting for add-ons, with fees that include add-ons signified by a note.
Top 20 most expensive transfers for English footballersRankPlayerFromToPositionFee(£ million)Year1Morgan Rogers Aston Villa ChelseaMidfielder1172 Nottingham Forest Manchester CityMidfielder1163 Aston Villa Manchester CityMidfielder100 West Ham United ArsenalMidfielder1005 Borussia Dortmund Real MadridMidfielder88.56 Tottenham Hotspur Bayern MunichForward867 Leicester City Manchester UnitedDefender808 Borussia Dortmund Manchester UnitedMidfielder739 Newcastle United BarcelonaForward60.610 Crystal Palace ArsenalForward6011 Chelsea Manchester UnitedMidfielder55 Bournemouth Tottenham HotspurForward5513 Aston Villa ArsenalDefender5114 Aston Villa Al-HilalForward50 Brighton & Hove Albion ArsenalDefender50 Tottenham Hotspur Manchester CityDefender5017 (1) Liverpool Manchester CityForward4918 Borussia Dortmund ChelseaForward48.5 Chelsea ArsenalForward48.520 (2) Manchester City ChelseaForward47.5 Everton Manchester CityDefender47.5 Notes
Transfer fees involving English football clubs Highest transfer payments paid by English football clubs The majority of transfer fees listed are not officially disclosed by the trading clubs and are reported by reliable mainstream media. Different media outlets may report varying transfer fees. The transfer fees are ranked in Pounds (£) without accounting for add-ons, with fees that include add-ons signified by a note.
Top 20 most expensive incoming transfers by English clubsRankPlayerFromToPositionFee(£ million)Year1 Newcastle UnitedLiverpoolForward125 (2) ChelseaManchester CityMidfielder1253 Aston VillaChelseaForward1174 Nottingham ForestManchester CityMidfielder1165 (1) BenficaChelseaMidfielder106.86 Paris Saint-GermainLiverpoolForward1067 Aston VillaManchester CityMidfielder100 Bayer LeverkusenLiverpoolMidfielder100 West Ham UnitedArsenalMidfielder100 Brighton & Hove AlbionChelseaMidfielder10011 (2) Inter MilanChelseaForward97.512 Newcastle UnitedTottenham HotspurMidfielder92.513 JuventusManchester UnitedMidfielder89.314 West Ham UnitedTottenham HotspurMidfielder8515 LilleManchester CityMidfielder81.416 AjaxManchester UnitedForward81.317 Leicester CityManchester UnitedDefender8018 RB LeipzigManchester CityDefender7719 (1) EvertonManchester UnitedForward75 SouthamptonLiverpoolDefender75 Newcastle UnitedArsenalMidfielder75 Manchester CityTottenham HotspurForward75 Notes
Highest transfer payments received by English football clubs The majority of transfer fees listed are not officially disclosed by the trading clubs and are reported by reliable mainstream media. Different media outlets may report varying transfer fees. The transfer fees are ranked in Pounds (£) without accounting for add-ons, with fees that include add-ons signified by a note.
Top 20 most expensive outgoing transfers by English clubsRankPlayerFromToPositionFee(£ million)Year1 Newcastle United LiverpoolForward125 Chelsea Manchester CityMidfielder1253 Aston Villa ChelseaForward1174 Nottingham Forest Manchester CityMidfielder1165 Liverpool BarcelonaMidfielder1056 Aston Villa Manchester CityMidfielder100 West Ham United ArsenalMidfielder100 Brighton & Hove Albion ChelseaMidfielder1009 Newcastle United Tottenham HotspurMidfielder92.510 Chelsea Real MadridForward8911 Tottenham Hotspur Bayern MunichForward8612 Tottenham Hotspur Real MadridForward85.313 West Ham United Tottenham HotspurMidfielder8514 Manchester United Real MadridForward80 Leicester City Manchester UnitedDefender8016 (1)Everton Manchester UnitedForward75 Southampton LiverpoolDefender75 Newcastle ArsenalMidfielder75 Manchester City TottenhamForward7520 (2)Manchester United Inter MilanForward74 Notes
Women Highest transfer payments for English footballers The majority of transfer fees listed are not officially disclosed by the trading clubs and are reported by reliable mainstream media. Different media outlets may report varying transfer fees. The transfer fees are ranked in Pounds (£).
Top 10 most expensive transfers for English womenRankPlayerFromToPositionFee(£ thousand)Year1Keira Walsh (2) Barcelona ChelseaMidfielder71420252Niamh Charles Chelsea Manchester CityDefender50020263Keira Walsh (1) Manchester City BarcelonaMidfielder40020224Bethany England Chelsea Tottenham HotspurForward25020235Laura Blindkilde Brown Aston Villa Manchester CityMidfielder2002024Lauren James Manchester United ChelseaForward200Anouk Denton West Ham United Bay FCDefender2008Ebony Salmon Racing Louisville Houston DashForward15020229Rachel Daly Houston Dash Aston VillaForward125202210Esme Morgan Manchester City Washington SpiritDefender1002024 Notes
Transfer fees involving English football clubs Highest transfer payments paid by English football clubs
Top 10 most expensive incoming transfers by English clubs (Women)RankPlayerFromToPositionFee(£ thousand)Year1 Grace Geyoro Paris Saint-GermainLondon City LionessesMidfielder1,43020252 Alyssa Thompson Angel CityChelseaForward<1,43020253 Olivia Smith LiverpoolArsenalForward1,00020254 Naomi Girma San Diego WaveChelseaDefender88320255 Keira Walsh BarcelonaChelseaMidfielder71420256 Sam Coffey Portland ThornsManchester CityMidfielder65020267 Ellen Wangerheim HammarbyManchester UnitedForward5608 Niamh Charles ChelseaManchester CityDefender5009 Oriane Jean-François ChelseaAston VillaMidfielder45010 Lucía Corrales BarcelonaLondon City LionessesForward433 Notes
Highest transfer payments received by English football clubs
Top 10 most expensive outgoing transfers by English clubs (Women)RankPlayerFromToPositionFee(£ thousand)Year1 Olivia SmithLiverpool ArsenalForward1,00020252 Niamh CharlesChelsea Manchester CityDefender5003 Oriane Jean-FrançoisChelsea Aston VillaMidfielder4504 Keira WalshManchester City BarcelonaMidfielder40020225 Bethany EnglandChelsea Tottenham HotspurForward2502023 Jessie Fleming Chelsea Portland ThornsMidfielder25020247 Catarina MacarioChelsea San Diego WaveForward22520268 Laura Blindkilde BrownAston Villa Manchester CityMidfielder200 Lauren JamesManchester United ChelseaForward2002021 Anouk Denton West Ham United Bay FCDefender200 Notes
See also Football in England Premier League Women's Super League List of most expensive association football transfers List of most expensive women's association football transfers Progression of the British football transfer fee record References