Most expensive player sales from Bayern Munich

Take a look at the 10 most expensive player sales from Bayern Munich.

1 - Robert Lewandowski - €45m

Borussia Dortmund's desire to get an extra year out of Robert Lewandowski rather than sell before his contract expired makes him one of football's all-time great free transfers.

Going on to score a ridiculous 238 goals in 253 Bundesliga games for Bayern Munich, the Pole was sold to Barcelona in 2022, where he's continued his remarkable goalscoring form.

2 - Lucas Hernandez - €45m

Despite the significant transfer fee he was signed for from Atletico Madrid, Lucas Hernandez was never quite able to crack the Bayern first team, though the club did recoup a hefty chunk of that fee when selling to Paris Saint-Germain in 2023.

3 - Matthijs de Ligt - €45m

With Juventus happy to let Matthijs de Ligt go, Bayern were all too happy to pick up one of the world's best young centre-backs. Despite being a regular starter in their title-winning 2022/23 seasons, De Ligt found himself sidelined in the following campaign, and was sold to Manchester United after two years in Bavaria.

4 - Douglas Costa - €40m

Despite not quite establishing himself as a crucial member of Bayern's side in the two years he was there, Douglas Costa did show enough talent at the top level to convince Juventus to take a punt on the Brazilian.

5 - Ryan Gravenberch - €40m

Ryan Gravenberch had shown plenty of promise at Ajax to convince Bayern to bring him on board. The move never quite worked out in Germany, and the Dutchman was offloaded to Liverpool in what looked like a superb bit of business by the Germans.

Judging by Gravenberch's second season in the Premier League, however, it appears it's Liverpool who've come out on top in that particular deal.

6 - Mathys Tel - €35m

Certainly a hugely talented player, Mathys Tel struggled to break into the Bayern side, prompting a loan move to struggling Tottenham.

While Tel didn't set the world alight in North London, he did show enough to convince the club to sign him permanently, and there's every chance Thomas Frank can help him realise his true potential.

7 - Benjamin Pavard - €31.4m

After four successful years in Bavaria in which he made 111 appearances in four seasons, Bayern Munich were happy enough to let Benjamin Pavard leave when Inter came calling in 2023.

8 - Mats Hummels - €30.5m

After leaving Borussia Dortmund to rejoin the club where he spent his youth, Mats Hummels won three German titles with Bayern in three seasons before being allowed to return to Dortmund in 2019.

9 - Sadio Mane - €30m

Often played out of position and struggling for fitness, Sadio Mane fell a long way short of expectations at Bayern Munich, spending just one season in Bavaria before Saudi side Al-Nassr came calling.

10 - Joshua Zirkzee - €27.5m

A talented youngster, the pathway to Bayern Munich's first team looked unclear, and after impressing on a loan spell with Anderlecht, Bologna were convinced to sign Joshua Zirkzee in 2022.