As Elliot Anderson closes in on a £116m move from Nottingham Forest to Manchester City, we take a look at the most expensive transfers involving English players.
Jude Bellingham leads the way as the most expensive English player of all time, making the switch from Borussia Dortmund to Real Madrid for a record-breaking €103m in 2023.
The 23-year-old has all but completed football at club level, playing a starring role in the 2023/24 campaign that saw Los Blancos win the UEFA Champions League and La Liga.
Featuring prominently in the list for the most expensive transfers involving English players is Harry Kane, sacrificing the opportunity to become then Premier League's all-time record goalscorer when trading Tottenham Hotspur for Bayern Munich in 2023 for €100m.
Manchester United have made use of the market for English players in more recent years, signing England internationals Harry Maguire, Jadon Sancho and Mason Mount -- all of whom were left out of Thomas Tuchel's 2026 World Cup squad -- for a combined £200m+.
Read on as we list the top 10 most expensive transfers involving English players.
Most expensive transfers involving English players, excluding Elliot Anderson
- Jude Bellingham
- Jack Grealish
- Declan Rice
- Harry Kane
- Harry Maguire
- Jadon Sancho
- Anthony Gordon
- Eberechi Eze
- Mason Mount
- Dominic Solanke
