Dutch football transfer record

This is a list of the most expensive transfer fees paid in football in The Netherlands.

Outgoing transfers

Rank	Player	From	To	Transfer fee (€ million)	Year
1	Antony	Ajax	Manchester United	95	2022^[1]
2	Frenkie de Jong	Ajax	Barcelona	75	2019^[2]
2	Matthijs de Ligt	Ajax	Juventus	75	2019^[3]^[4]
3	Davinson Sánchez	Ajax	Tottenham Hotspur	42	2017^[5]
4	Cody Gakpo	PSV	Liverpool	40	2022^[6]
5	Hakim Ziyech	Ajax	Chelsea	37	2020^[7]
6	Hirving Lozano	PSV	Napoli	34	2019^[8]
6	Memphis Depay	PSV	Manchester United	34	2015^[9]
8	Arek Milik	Ajax	Napoli	32	2016
9	Ruud van Nistelrooy	PSV	Manchester United	30.5	2001
10	Wesley Sneijder	Ajax	Real Madrid	27	2007
	Klaas-Jan Huntelaar	Ajax	Real Madrid	27	2009
	Davy Klaassen	Ajax	Everton	27	2017
13	Luis Suárez	Ajax	Liverpool	26.5	2011
14	Vincent Janssen	AZ Alkmaar	Tottenham Hotspur	20	2016
	Georginio Wijnaldum	PSV	Newcastle United	20	2015
	Kevin Strootman	PSV	Roma	20	2013
	Afonso Alves	Heerenveen	Middlesbrough	20	2008
18	Alireza Jahanbakhsh	AZ Alkmaar	Brighton & Hove Albion	19	2018
18	Arjen Robben	PSV	Chelsea	18.1	2004
19	Cristian Chivu	Ajax	Roma	18	2003
19	Dirk Kuyt	Feyenoord	Liverpool	18	2006
21	Daley Blind	Ajax	Manchester United	17.5	2014
22	Jaap Stam	PSV	Manchester United	17	1998
23	Ryan Babel	Ajax	Liverpool	16.95	2007
24	Zlatan Ibrahimović	Ajax	Juventus	16.9	2004
25	Miralem Sulejmani	Heerenveen	Ajax	16.25	2008
26	Dennis Bergkamp	Ajax	Internazionale	16	1993
27	Ronaldo Nazario	PSV	Barcelona	15.5	1996
28	Luuk de Jong	Twente	Borussia Mönchengladbach	15	2012
29	Rick Karsdorp	Feyenoord	Roma	14	2011
	Balázs Dzsudzsák	PSV	Anzhi Makhachkala	14	2011
	Heurelho Gomes	PSV	Tottenham Hotspur	14	2008
	Dušan Tadić	Twente	Southampton	14	2014
	Wilfried Bony	Vitesse Arnhem	Swansea City	14	2013
	Royston Drenthe	Feyenoord	Real Madrid	14	2007
35	Christian Eriksen	Ajax	Tottenham Hotspur	13.5	2013
35	Jordy Clasie	Feyenoord	Southampton	13.5	2015
37	Salomon Kalou	Feyenoord	Chelsea	12.6	2006
38	Arouna Koné	PSV	Sevilla	12	2007
	Bryan Ruiz	Twente	Fulham	12	2011
	Ahmed Hossam	Ajax	Marseille	12	2003
	Thomas Vermaelen	Ajax	Arsenal	12	2009
42	Quincy Promes	Twente	Spartak Moscow	11.5	2014
42	Chidera Ejuke	Heerenveen	CSKA Moscow	11.5	2020
44	Frank de Boer	Ajax	Barcelona	11	1998
45	Jeremain Lens	PSV	Dynamo Kyiv	10.3	2013^[10]
46	John Heitinga	Ajax	Atlético Madrid	10	2008
	Jefferson Farfán	PSV	Schalke 04	10	2008
	Graziano Pellè	Feyenoord	Southampton	10	2014
	Jozy Altidore	AZ Alkmaar	Sunderland	10	2013

Incoming transfers

Rank	Player	From	To	Transfer fee (€ million)	Year
1	Steven Bergwijn	Tottenham Hotspur	Ajax	31.25	2022^[11]
2	Sébastien Haller	West Ham United	Ajax	22.25	2021^[12]
3	Mateja Kežman	Partizan	PSV	16.34	2000^[13]
4	Daley Blind	Manchester United	Ajax	16	2018^[14]
5	Miralem Sulejmani	Heerenveen	Ajax	16.25	2008^[15]
6	Antony	São Paulo	Ajax	15.75	2020^[16]
7	David Neres	São Paulo	Ajax	15	2017^[17]
8	Bruma	RB Leipzig	PSV	12	2019
9	Dušan Tadić	Southampton	Ajax	11.40	2018^[18]
10	Hakim Ziyech	Twente	Ajax	11	2016^[19]
11	Jan Vennegoor of Hesselink	Twente	PSV	9	2001^[20]
	Arouna Koné	Roda JC	PSV	9	2006^[21]
	Klaas-Jan Huntelaar	Heerenveen	Ajax	9	2006^[22]
14	Nikos Machlas	Vitesse	Ajax	8.6	1999^[23]
15	Luis Suárez	Groningen	Ajax	8	2007^[24]
16	Zlatan Ibrahimović	Malmö FF	Ajax	7.8	2001^[25]
17	Dušan Tadić	Groningen	Twente	7.7	2012^[26]
18	Ferdi Vierklau	Tenerife	Ajax	7.3	1998^[27]
19	Danko Lazović	Partizan	Feyenoord	7	2003^[28]
	Gastón Pereiro	Club Nacional	PSV	7	2015^[29]
	Tim Matavž	Groningen	PSV	7	2011^[30]
	Kevin Strootman	Utrecht	PSV	7	2011^[31]
	Alex	Santos	PSV	7	2004^[32]
24	Danny Koevermans	AZ	PSV	6.9	2007^[33]
25	Adam Maher	AZ	PSV	6.5	2013^[34]

World Football Transfer Records

Player	From	To	Transfer fee (€ million)	Year
Johan Cruijff	Ajax	Barcelona	1.2	1973
Ruud Gullit	PSV	Milan	8	1987
Ronaldo Nazario	PSV	Barcelona	13.2	1996

References

^ "Manchester United reach agreement on €100m deal to sign Antony". the Guardian. Retrieved 2018-03-05.
^ "Frenkie de Jong to join Barcelona in €75m summer transferfrom Ajax". the Guardian. Retrieved 2018-03-05.
^ "Matthijs de Ligt: Juventus sign defender from Ajax in a £67.5m deal". BBC Sport - Football. 18 July 2019. Retrieved 18 July 2019.
^ Romano, Fabrizio (18 July 2019). "Matthijs de Ligt joins Juventus from Ajax in €75m deal". The Guardian. Retrieved 20 August 2019.
^ "Spurs agree fee for Davinson Sanchez". ajaxdaily.com. 18 August 2017. Retrieved 2018-03-05.
^ "Cody Gakpo: Liverpool reach agreement with PSV Eindhoven to sign forward". BBC Sport. 28 December 2022. Retrieved 28 December 2022.
^ "Hakim Ziyech signs five year Chelsea deal". skysports.com. Retrieved 2020-09-02.
^ "Lozano voor recordbedrag van PSV naar Napoli". AD.nl. Retrieved 2019-08-25.
^ "Transfer-Vertrag enthüllt!: So viel zahlte Manchester United für Depay". fussballeuropa.com. Retrieved 2016-04-03.
^ "PSV profiteert van stap Lens naar Sunderland - Sportnieuws". Sportnieuws (in Dutch). 15 July 2015. Retrieved 2016-04-05.
^ "Bergwijn naar Ajax; met 31,25 miljoen duurste eredivisiespeler ooit". Nederlandse Omroep Stichting (in Dutch). 8 July 2022. Retrieved 26 December 2022.
^ "Flitstransfer is rond: Ajax betaalt 22,5 miljoen voor spits Haller". nos.nl (in Dutch). 8 January 2021. Retrieved 9 January 2021.
^ "Kezman liet bij transfer naar PSV kleine tien miljoen euro schieten". www.voetbalzone.nl. 30 January 2016. Retrieved 2016-04-04.
^ "Ajax bevestigt komst Blind: maximaal 20,5 miljoen euro". VI.nl (in Dutch). 16 July 2018. Retrieved 9 January 2021.
^ "Ajax en SC Heerenveen akkoord: Sulejmani Ajacied". www.vi.nl. 4 July 2008. Retrieved 2016-04-04.
^ "Antony met 15,75 miljoen op twee na duurste Eredivisie-aankoop ooit". VI.nl (in Dutch). 22 February 2020. Retrieved 9 January 2021.
^ "Ajax sign Neres". www.fourfourtwo.com. 31 January 2017. Retrieved 2018-03-05.
^ "Ajax en Southampton akkoord over transfer Dusan Tadic". www.ajax.nl. Retrieved 2018-07-03.
^ "Ajax rondt transfer Ziyech af". www.ad.nl. Retrieved 2016-08-31.
^ "psv-en-twente-akkoord-over-vennegoor". www.vi.nl. 13 June 2001. Retrieved 2016-04-05.
^ "Fußball International: Ajax verpflichtet Sturmtalent Sulejmani". www.handelsblatt.com. Retrieved 2016-04-03.
^ "sc Heerenveen en Ajax ronden transfer Huntelaar af. - sc Heerenveen". www.sc-heerenveen.nl. Retrieved 2016-04-04.
^ "Machlas levert meer op dan Ajax betaalde". www.trouw.nl. 9 July 1999. Retrieved 2016-04-05.
^ "Ajax weekt Suarez toch los bij FC Groningen". FCUpdate.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 2016-04-05.
^ "Zlatan Ibrahimovic biyografisi". www.biyografi.info. Retrieved 2016-04-05.
^ "Nijland: 'Transfersom voor Tadic het maximaal haalbare'". Voetbal International (in Dutch). 2012-04-10. Retrieved 2024-03-05.
^ "Vierklau: 'Terecht dat ik man van glas was'". www.ajaxshowtime.com. 31 July 2013. Retrieved 2016-04-05.
^ "Europas Top-Ligen 2018/2019". Kicker. p. 186.
^ "'Pereiro is rond met PSV'". telegraaf.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 2016-04-03.
^ "Matavz alsnog van FC Groningen naar PSV". Het Parool. 2011-08-31. Retrieved 2016-04-03.
^ "Strootman en Mertens verruilen FC Utrecht voor PSV". nrc.nl. 28 June 2011. Retrieved 2016-04-03.
^ "Transfer Huntelaar bijna duurste van Nederland - SoccerNews.nl". www.soccernews.nl. 4 January 2006. Retrieved 2016-04-03.
^ "De 10 duurste aankopen uit de geschiedenis van PSV". www.soccernews.nl. Retrieved 2016-04-03.
^ "Aankomst Maher in Eindhoven voor medische keuring (video)". Eindhovens Dagblad (web). Retrieved 2016-04-03.

[1] "Manchester United reach agreement on €100m deal to sign Antony". the Guardian. Retrieved 2018-03-05.

[2] "Frenkie de Jong to join Barcelona in €75m summer transferfrom Ajax". the Guardian. Retrieved 2018-03-05.

[3] "Matthijs de Ligt: Juventus sign defender from Ajax in a £67.5m deal". BBC Sport - Football. 18 July 2019. Retrieved 18 July 2019.

[4] Romano, Fabrizio (18 July 2019). "Matthijs de Ligt joins Juventus from Ajax in €75m deal". The Guardian. Retrieved 20 August 2019.

[5] "Spurs agree fee for Davinson Sanchez". ajaxdaily.com. 18 August 2017. Retrieved 2018-03-05.

[6] "Cody Gakpo: Liverpool reach agreement with PSV Eindhoven to sign forward". BBC Sport. 28 December 2022. Retrieved 28 December 2022.

[7] "Hakim Ziyech signs five year Chelsea deal". skysports.com. Retrieved 2020-09-02.

[8] "Lozano voor recordbedrag van PSV naar Napoli". AD.nl. Retrieved 2019-08-25.

[9] "Transfer-Vertrag enthüllt!: So viel zahlte Manchester United für Depay". fussballeuropa.com. Retrieved 2016-04-03.

[10] "PSV profiteert van stap Lens naar Sunderland - Sportnieuws". Sportnieuws (in Dutch). 15 July 2015. Retrieved 2016-04-05.

[11] "Bergwijn naar Ajax; met 31,25 miljoen duurste eredivisiespeler ooit". Nederlandse Omroep Stichting (in Dutch). 8 July 2022. Retrieved 26 December 2022.

[12] "Flitstransfer is rond: Ajax betaalt 22,5 miljoen voor spits Haller". nos.nl (in Dutch). 8 January 2021. Retrieved 9 January 2021.

[:2-13] "Kezman liet bij transfer naar PSV kleine tien miljoen euro schieten". www.voetbalzone.nl. 30 January 2016. Retrieved 2016-04-04.

[14] "Ajax bevestigt komst Blind: maximaal 20,5 miljoen euro". VI.nl (in Dutch). 16 July 2018. Retrieved 9 January 2021.

[15] "Ajax en SC Heerenveen akkoord: Sulejmani Ajacied". www.vi.nl. 4 July 2008. Retrieved 2016-04-04.

[16] "Antony met 15,75 miljoen op twee na duurste Eredivisie-aankoop ooit". VI.nl (in Dutch). 22 February 2020. Retrieved 9 January 2021.

[17] "Ajax sign Neres". www.fourfourtwo.com. 31 January 2017. Retrieved 2018-03-05.

[18] "Ajax en Southampton akkoord over transfer Dusan Tadic". www.ajax.nl. Retrieved 2018-07-03.

[19] "Ajax rondt transfer Ziyech af". www.ad.nl. Retrieved 2016-08-31.

[20] "psv-en-twente-akkoord-over-vennegoor". www.vi.nl. 13 June 2001. Retrieved 2016-04-05.

[21] "Fußball International: Ajax verpflichtet Sturmtalent Sulejmani". www.handelsblatt.com. Retrieved 2016-04-03.

[22] "sc Heerenveen en Ajax ronden transfer Huntelaar af. - sc Heerenveen". www.sc-heerenveen.nl. Retrieved 2016-04-04.

[23] "Machlas levert meer op dan Ajax betaalde". www.trouw.nl. 9 July 1999. Retrieved 2016-04-05.

[24] "Ajax weekt Suarez toch los bij FC Groningen". FCUpdate.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 2016-04-05.

[25] "Zlatan Ibrahimovic biyografisi". www.biyografi.info. Retrieved 2016-04-05.

[26] "Nijland: 'Transfersom voor Tadic het maximaal haalbare'". Voetbal International (in Dutch). 2012-04-10. Retrieved 2024-03-05.

[27] "Vierklau: 'Terecht dat ik man van glas was'". www.ajaxshowtime.com. 31 July 2013. Retrieved 2016-04-05.

[28] "Europas Top-Ligen 2018/2019". Kicker. p. 186.

[29] "'Pereiro is rond met PSV'". telegraaf.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 2016-04-03.

[30] "Matavz alsnog van FC Groningen naar PSV". Het Parool. 2011-08-31. Retrieved 2016-04-03.

[:0-31] "Strootman en Mertens verruilen FC Utrecht voor PSV". nrc.nl. 28 June 2011. Retrieved 2016-04-03.

[32] "Transfer Huntelaar bijna duurste van Nederland - SoccerNews.nl". www.soccernews.nl. 4 January 2006. Retrieved 2016-04-03.

[:1-33] "De 10 duurste aankopen uit de geschiedenis van PSV". www.soccernews.nl. Retrieved 2016-04-03.

[34] "Aankomst Maher in Eindhoven voor medische keuring (video)". Eindhovens Dagblad (web). Retrieved 2016-04-03.

[1]

[2]

[3]

[4]

[5]

[6]

[7]

[8]

[9]

[10]

[11]

[12]

[13]

[14]

[15]

[16]

[17]

[18]

[19]

[20]

[21]

[22]

[23]

[24]

[25]

[26]

[27]

[28]

[29]

[30]

[31]

[32]

[33]

[34]

v t e Eredivisie
2025–26 clubs	Ajax AZ Excelsior Feyenoord Fortuna Sittard Go Ahead Eagles Groningen Heerenveen Heracles Almelo NAC NEC PEC Zwolle PSV Sparta Rotterdam Telstar Twente Utrecht Volendam
Stadiums	Abe Lenstra Stadion De Adelaarshorst AFAS Stadion Erve Asito Euroborg Fortuna Sittard Stadion Galgenwaard De Goffert De Grolsch Veste Johan Cruyff Arena Het Kasteel Kras Stadion De Kuip MAC³PARK Stadion Philips Stadion Rat Verlegh Stadion Sportpark Schoonenberg Stadion Woudestein
Former clubs	ADO Den Haag Alkmaar '54 Almere City FC Amsterdam Blauw-Wit Cambuur De Graafschap De Volewijckers Den Bosch Dordrecht DOS DS '79 DWS FC Eindhoven Elinkwijk Emmen SC Enschede Fortuna '54 Haarlem Helmond Sport MVV NOAD RBC RKC Waalwijk Roda JC SVV Veendam VVV-Venlo Willem II Wageningen Vitesse XerxesDZB
Competition	Champions Players (foreign) Managers Top scorers Hat-tricks Derbies Eredivisie Live
Awards	Footballer of the Year Eredivisie Awards Rinus Michels Award Eredivisie Player of the Month
Associated competitions	League system Eerste Divisie KNVB Cup Johan Cruyff Shield Eredivisie for women UEFA Champions League UEFA Europa League UEFA Conference League
Netherlands Football League seasons	1888–89 1889–90 1890–91 1891–92 1892–93 1893–94 1894–95 1895–96 1896–97 1897–98 1898–99 1899–1900 1900–01 1901–02 1902–03 1903–04 1904–05 1905–06 1906–07 1907–08 1908–09 1909–10 1910–11 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56
Eredivisie seasons	1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25 2025–26
Eredivisie Eerste Divisie Tweede Divisie Derde Divisie Vierde Divisie Eerste Klasse Tweede Klasse Derde Klasse Vierde Klasse Vijfde Klasse