The Premier League is the dream of most footballers around the world, it is also known for signing players from various leagues for exorbitant fees.
Here are the most expensive transfers from the Bundesliga to the Premier League following the signing of Erling Haaland to Manchester City.
What is Transfer Fee?
The transfer fee is the amount that a club decides to pay if a player transfers before their contract expires, the new club pays compensation to the old one. This is known as a transfer fee.
(1) Jadon Sancho: €85 million
England winger Jadon Sancho finalized his move to Manchester United from Borussia Dortmund by signing a five-year contract with the 13-time Premier League champions during the summer transfer window of 2021. The Red Devils paid Borussia Dortmund a transfer fee of 85 million euros.
(2) Kai Havertz – €80 million
Kai Havertz has joined Chelsea from Bayer Leverkusen for a fee of £75.8m (€80 million ) after signing a five-year deal in the summer of 2020. The German scored the goals that won Chelsa their second UEFA Champions League and their first World Club Cup.
(3) Kevin De Bruyne: €76 million
The Belgian signed a six-year-deal with Manchester City in the summer of 2015 from Wolfsburg for a reported club-record fee of £55 million (€76 million), that deal made him the second most expensive transfer in British foot all history after Ángel Di María’s move to Manchester United in 2014.
(4) Christain Pulisic – €64 million
The 23-year-old made a transfer of €64 million from Borussia Dortmund to Stamford Bridge in January 2019 but was loaned back to Dortmund for the remainder of the 2018.
(5) Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang – €63.8 million
The Gabonese is the fifth player on the list, he joined Arsenal from Borussia Dortmund for a fee of €63.8 million-plus £5m in further add-ons in the January transfer window of 2017/18 season.
(6) Erling Haaland – €60 million
The Norwegian has agreed in principle to join Manchester City from Borussia Dortmund in the 2022 summer transfer window. Haaland will join the Cityzens for a transfer fee of €60 million.
(7) Naby Keita – €60 million
The Gabonese joined Liverpool from RB Leipzig during the summer of August 2017. The Reds activated a release clause in his contract which comes into effect at the end of the 2017/18.
(8) Timo Wermer – €53 million
The German joined Chelsea from RB Leipzig forward Timo Werner on a five-year for a fee of around €53 million.
(9) Leroy Sane – €52 million
The German joined Manchester City from Wolfsburg in the summer of 2016, the 20-year-old was Pep Guardiola’s fifth signing with City from Schalke a reported transfer fee of €52 million.
(10) Sebastian Haller – €50 million
West Ham completed the signing of Sebastian Haller, from Eintracht Frankfurt for a club-record fee that it is understood could rise to €50 million in the summer transfer window of 2019.
