Tottenham have been famously (or infamously) relatively considered with their spending underneath Daniel Levy – and after they have deigned to go large on a signing, it has not at all times delivered the specified outcomes.
Spurs have had some success storied amongst their large signings, however loads of their finest performers in current occasions have both been homegrown stars – most notably Harry Kane, who’s ranked at No.7 in FourFourTwo’s record of the perfect Premier League strikers of all time – or astute bits of scouting secured for less-than-monstrous charges.
This is a take a look at the very patchy file Tottenham Hotspur have with their biggest-money signings.
Who’s Tottenham Hotspur’s most costly ever signing?
Richarlison had been Everton’s undisputed star for 4 years, hitting double figures for objectives in every of his 4 seasons at Goodison Park. At 25 years outdated in summer time 2022, he ought to have been simply hitting his peak.
Sadly for Tottenham, the Brazilian was unable to duplicate that type of type in his first season on the membership, fighting accidents and publicly falling out with Antonio Cotnte (which is not tough).
The Italian’s departure didn’t instantly assist, however after fighting psychological well being points and extra accidents issues, Richarlison hit a quick run of wonderful type that included 9 objectives in simply eight Premier League video games. Since then, it has been fairly dry once more.
Who held the Tottenham Hotspur switch file earlier than Richarlison?
Ah, geez, it is Tanguy Ndombele, who for our cash (or relatively, for Tottenham’s) ranks as Spurs’ worst-ever signing.
Ndombele was alleged to be the marquee signing of summer time 2019 following Spurs’ heartbreak within the Champions League ultimate, however Mauricio Pochettino’s swift departure meant he shortly fell out of favour and ended up spending most of his city out of the facet or out on mortgage.
Dominic Solanke’s arrival in summer time 2024 equalled the quantity Spurs paid for Ndombele, however after all Richarlison had already set the bar for the file that little bit greater.
Davinson Sanchez being the earlier membership file signing does not really feel an enormous quantity higher. He wasn’t on Ndombele ranges, after all, however he was hardly Virgil van Dijk for the membership both, and spent loads of his time on the membership going out and in of the facet.
The membership have breached the £40m mark ten occasions, with Leeds United teenager Archie Grey the newest participant Spurs have splashed out at the least that determine to signal.
Being Tottenham, the complete high ten incorporates an actual combined bag of gamers who’ve been genuinely good investments, others who’ve been whole flops, and some who sit someplace in between.
Like loads of the remainder of the Premier League, it is closely 2020s-centric, too, reflecting the massive inflation in switch charges over the previous 5 years or so.
Tottenham Hotspur’s high ten most costly gamers of all time
| Participant | Price | 12 months | Signed from |
|---|---|---|---|
| Richarlison | £60m | 2022 | Everton |
| Dominic Solanke | £55m | 2024 | Bournemouth |
| Tanguy Ndombele | £55m | 2019 | Lyon |
| Brennan Johnson | £45m | 2023 | Nottingham Forest |
| Cristian Romero | £44m | 2022 | Atalanta |
| Micky van de Ven | £43m | 2023 | Wolfsburg |
| Davinson Sanchez | £42m | 2017 | Ajax |
| Archie Grey | £40m | 2024 | Leeds United |
| Pedro Porro | £40m | 2023 | Sporting |
| James Maddison | £40m | 2023 | Leicester Metropolis |
