Football Quiz: Can you name the 50 most expensive transfers of all time?

Paul Macdonald

• 24 Mar 2023 13:46 CDT
• 2 min read

Think you know football transfers? Challenge yourself with our quiz on the biggest deals in the history of the game by naming the 50 most expensive transfers of all time.

Many of these deals have taken place over the course of the last five years, with one particular blockbuster move back in 2017 creating a domino effect that continues to be felt to this day.

Meanwhile, the spending power of the Premier League remains immense, as was underlined by the remarkable transfer campaign that Chelsea undertook in windows in 2022/23. Their total spending in these periods was unprecedented – but do any of the players who were signed by Todd Boehly make it onto this list? How about any stars from Roman Abramovich’s era – a time that was equally groundbreaking in world football?

Manchester United, meanwhile, as one of the world’s biggest clubs surely appear, even if their transfer spending has been dwarfed by neighbours Manchester City in recent times – and what of Arsenal, Tottenham and Liverpool? These clubs rarely get considered to be big spenders to the same extent as their rivals, but all have shown a capacity to splash the cash when they have felt the need.

And of course, this is not all about the Premier League. Barcelona and Real Madrid have made some blockbuster deals in the past. Los Blancos, of course, had their famous Galactico era, in which they compiled one of the most remarkable teams that have ever been seen in world football. Meanwhile, Bayern Munich have quietly spent big when the opportunity has arisen – but do any of their arrivals make it into the top 50?

Find our quiz on the world’s biggest football transfers below, with your challenge to name the 50 most expensive players of all time. And no cheating!