Tottenham have been famously (or infamously) relatively considered with their spending beneath Daniel Levy – and after they have deigned to go massive on a signing, it has not all the time delivered the specified outcomes.
Spurs have had some success storied amongst their massive signings, however lots of their finest performers in latest occasions have both been homegrown stars – most notably Harry Kane, who’s ranked at No.7 in FourFourTwo’s record of the very best Premier League strikers of all time – or astute bits of scouting secured for less-than-monstrous charges.
This is a have a look at the very patchy document Tottenham Hotspur have with their biggest-money signings.
Who’s Tottenham Hotspur’s costliest 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 At 25 years outdated in summer season 2022, he ought to have been simply hitting his peak.
Sadly for Tottenham, the Brazilian was unable to duplicate that form of type in his first season on the membership, scuffling with accidents and publicly falling out with Antonio Cotnte (which is not tough).
The Italian’s departure didn’t instantly assist, however after scuffling with psychological well being points and extra accidents issues, Richarlison hit a short run of fantastic 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 document 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 imagined to be the marquee signing of summer season 2019 following Spurs’ heartbreak within the Champions League ultimate, however Mauricio Pochettino’s swift departure meant he rapidly 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 season 2024 equalled the quantity Spurs paid for Ndombele, however after all Richarlison had already set the bar for the document that little bit greater.
Davinson Sanchez being the earlier membership document signing would 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 lots 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 teen Archie Grey the newest participant Spurs have splashed out no less than that determine to signal.
Being Tottenham, the complete high ten accommodates 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 lots 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 costliest gamers of all time
| Participant | Payment | 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 |