Football transfers aren’t just about players switching clubs; they’re like blockbuster movie deals, with jaw-dropping price tags that leave us all speechless. These transfers just never disappoint in becoming also the most shocking ones; sometimes disappointing.
First off, Jude Bellingham’s transfer from Borussia Dortmund to Real Madrid. Jude Bellingham’s move from Borussia Dortmund to Real Madrid in 2023 was a huge deal — Real paid over €100 million for the young English midfielder, signing him on a six-year contract.
Secondly, Jack Grealish’s move to Manchester City was huge; City shelled out £100 million, making him the priciest British player at the time. He played a big part in City’s incredible treble win before going on loan to Everton in 2025 to get more game time.
Moving on, we have Antoine Griezmann’s move to FC Barcelona. His switch to Barcelona in 2019 was also huge; they paid €120 million to snag him from Atletico Madrid. Spending this amount of money in 2019 on a single player was just unbelievable.
Next up is Enzo Fernández’s transfer from SL Benfica to Chelsea. With an unbelievably huge amount of money weighing around €127.2m. A young, promising Argentine talent who was quickly bought by Chelsea in 2019
And we have Ousmane Dembele, who was transferred from FC Barcelona to PSG in 2017. A promising talent who was spotted by Unai Emery and immediately bought for a high amount of money(€135m).
Next, there is Kylian Mbappe’s transfer from AS Monaco to PSG in 2018. A young, fast, and aggressive French talent whose actions were promising. His transfer amount was around €180m. A young player with this kind of transfer amount was just shocking.
And last but not least, we have the most expensive transfer this world has ever witnessed. Neymar Jr’s move from FC Barcelona to PSG in 2017 with an unbelievably high amount of around €222m, to earn the title of the most expensive transfer in football history.
