Jose Mourinho has enjoyed a decorated and storied career as one of the most recognisable faces in football.
He has won 26 major trophies across stints at six huge clubs and built some of the best sides in the world, with a total expenditure of over €2.2bn.
Somewhat surprisingly considering transfer fees nowadays, the 'Great One' has only broken the €100m mark twice -- once in the summer of 2026 with the capture of Yan Diomande from RB Leipzig and the other being the signing of Paul Pogba from Juventus when managing Manchester United in 2016.
Find the full top ten of Mourinho's most expensive transfers below.
Five of the top ten come from Mourinho's stint at Manchester United, where he built a Europa League and EFL Cup winning squad.
Another two date as far back as his first stint at Chelsea, during which he lifted an FA Cup, two League Cups and two Premier League titles -- including the infamous season that they conceded just 15 goals.
Yan Diomande | €125m | RB Leipzig to Real Madrid |
Paul Pogba | €105m | Juventus to Man Utd |
Romelu Lukaku | €84.70m | Everton to Man Utd |
Fred | €59m | Shakhtar Donetsk to Man Utd |
Marc Cucurella | €55m | Chelsea to Real Madrid |
Nemanja Matic | €44.70m | Chelsea to Man Utd |
Andriy Shvechenko | €43.88m | AC Milan to Chelsea |
Henrikh Mkhitaryan | €42m | Dortmund to Man Utd |
Tammy Abraham | €41m | Chelsea to Roma |
Didier Drogba | €38.50m | Marseille to Chelsea |
