Liverpool is without doubt one of the most profitable golf equipment in England – so naturally they’ve signed one or two huge gamers over the many years.
The Reds have damaged the British switch file on quite a few events and famously have been concerned within the first £500,000 switch for an English participant when they offered Kevin Keegan to Hamburg in 1977.
Then in 1995, Liverpool paid £8.5million to signal striker Stan Collymore. However switch charges have come a great distance since. So who’s now the costliest Liverpool participant of all time?
Who’s the costliest Liverpool participant of all time?
The title of Liverpool’s costliest signing goes to Virgil van Dijk who price £75million again in 2018 when signed from Southampton.
The massive Dutch centre-back additionally broke the switch file on the time for a deal between two English golf equipment.
Nevertheless, it comes with a caveat. Darwin Nunez may find yourself costing just under £85million if all of the add-ons are met. Nevertheless, as an everyday within the first crew he ought to price not less than £75million by the point his contract is up – which means the Uruguayan ahead is about to equal the file.
For now although, with not all efficiency add-ons at the moment met, van Dijk is – formally for now – the file holder.
Who held the all time file switch payment for a Liverpool participant earlier than van Dijk?
Previous to a leap in switch charges following a brand new Premier League tv deal in 2016, Christian Benteke was Liverpool’s file buy.
The Belgian ahead price £38million, an preliminary £32m from Aston Villa earlier than add-ons. This took him narrowly forward of Andy Carroll, who price £35million when signed from Newcastle United on January 2011 switch deadline day.
This, quickly, made Carroll the costliest British switch in historical past, however Liverpool have been about to promote Fernando Torres to Chelsea for £50million, eclipsing the payment.
Previous to Carroll’s shock transfer to Anfield, Torres himself was Liverpool’s costliest switch. The Spanish ahead price £31million when shifting from Atletico Madrid in 2007.
Rank | Value | Participant | From | To |
1 | £75m | Virgil van Dijk | Southampton | Liverpool |
2 | £70m* potential to rise to £85m with add-ons | Darwin Nunez | Napoli | Liverpool |
3 | £66.8m | Alisson | Parma | Liverpool |
4 | £60m | Dominik Szoboszlai | RB Leipzig | Liverpool |
5 | £48m | Naby Keita | PSG | Liverpool |
6 | £39m | Luis Diaz | AC Milan | Liverpool |
7 | £39m | Fabinho | Monaco | Liverpool |
8 | £38m | Christian Benteke | Aston Villa | Liverpool |
9 | £35m | Alexis Mac Allister | Brighton | Liverpool |
10 | £35m | Andy Carroll | Newcastle United | Liverpool |