Most Expensive 2. Bundesliga Transfers of all time

A list of who holds the record for the most expensive transfers in 2. Bundesliga history.

#	Player	From / To	Date	Price
1	Leroy Sané Leroy Sané M (RL) M (RL)	FC Schalke 04 Manchester City	01-08-2016	€52M
2	Julian Draxler Julian Draxler M (CL) M (CL)	FC Schalke 04 VfL Wolfsburg	30-08-2015	€43M
3	Thilo Kehrer Thilo Kehrer D (C) D (C)	FC Schalke 04 Paris Saint-Germain	15-08-2018	€37M
4	Matheus Cunha Matheus Cunha F, AM (C) F, AM (C)	Hertha BSC Atlético de Madrid	24-08-2021	€35M
5	Manuel Neuer Manuel Neuer GK GK	FC Schalke 04 FC Bayern Munich	30-06-2011	€30M
6	Anthony Modeste Anthony Modeste F (C) F (C)	1.FC Köln	30-06-2018	€29M
7	Breel Embolo Breel Embolo F (C) F (C)	FC Basel 1893 FC Schalke 04	30-06-2016	€26.5M
8	Stefanos Tzimas Stefanos Tzimas F (C) F (C)	1.FC Nürnberg Brighton & Hove Albion	02-02-2025	€25M
9	Lucas Tousart Lucas Tousart DM, M (C) DM, M (C)	Olympique Lyon Hertha BSC	26-01-2020	€25M
10	Krzysztof Piątek Krzysztof Piątek F (C) F (C)	AC Milan Hertha BSC	29-01-2020	€24M
11	Valentino Lazaro Valentino Lazaro M (RL) M (RL)	Hertha BSC Inter Milan	30-06-2019	€22.4M
12	Weston McKennie Weston McKennie M (C) M (C)	FC Schalke 04 Juventus FC	30-06-2021	€21.9M
13	Jhon Córdoba Jhon Córdoba F (C) F (C)	Hertha BSC Krasnodar	22-07-2021	€20M
14	Dodi Lukebakio Dodi Lukebakio F, M (R) F, M (R)	Watford FC Hertha BSC	31-07-2019	€20M
15	Nabil Bentaleb Nabil Bentaleb DM, M (C) DM, M (C)	Tottenham FC Schalke 04	30-06-2017	€19M
16	Matheus Cunha Matheus Cunha F, AM (C) F, AM (C)	RB Leipzig Hertha BSC	30-01-2020	€18M
17	Nigel de Jong Nigel de Jong	Hamburger SV Manchester City	20-01-2009	€18M
18	John Brooks John Brooks D (CL) D (CL)	Hertha BSC VfL Wolfsburg	30-06-2017	€17M
19	Jhon Córdoba Jhon Córdoba F (C) F (C)	1.FSV Mainz 05 1.FC Köln	30-06-2017	€17M
20	Sebastian Rudy Sebastian Rudy DM, M (C) DM, M (C)	FC Bayern Munich FC Schalke 04	26-08-2018	€16M
21	Hakan Çalhanoğlu Hakan Çalhanoğlu DM, M (C) DM, M (C)	Hamburger SV Bayer Leverkusen	03-07-2014	€15.3M
22	Ozan Kabak Ozan Kabak D (CR) D (CR)	VfB Stuttgart FC Schalke 04	30-06-2019	€15M
23	Jhon Córdoba Jhon Córdoba F (C) F (C)	1.FC Köln Hertha BSC	14-09-2020	€15M
24	Ł. Podolski Ł. Podolski F, M, AM (C) F, M, AM (C)	1.FC Köln Arsenal FC	30-06-2012	€15M
25	Rafael van der Vaart Rafael van der Vaart	Hamburger SV Real Madrid	03-08-2008	€15M