Dutch football transfer record

This is a list of the most expensive transfer fees paid in football in The Netherlands.

Outgoing transfers

Rank	Player	From	To	Transfer fee (€ million)	Year
1	Davinson Sánchez	Ajax	Tottenham Hotspur	42	2017[1]
2	Memphis Depay	PSV	Manchester United	34	2015[2]
3	Arek Milik	Ajax	Napoli FC	32	2016
4	Ruud van Nistelrooy	PSV	Manchester United	30.5	2001
5	Wesley Sneijder	Ajax	Real Madrid	27	2007
5	Klaas-Jan Huntelaar	Ajax	Real Madrid	27	2009
5	Davy Klaassen	Ajax	Everton	27	2017
8	Luis Suárez	Ajax	Liverpool	26.5	2011
9	Vincent Janssen	AZ Alkmaar	Tottenham Hotspur	20	2016
9	Georginio Wijnaldum	PSV	Newcastle United	20	2015
8	Kevin Strootman	PSV	Roma	20	2013
9	Afonso Alves	Heerenveen	Middlesbrough	20	2008
13	Arjen Robben	PSV	Chelsea	18.1	2004
14	Cristian Chivu	Ajax	Roma	18	2003
14	Dirk Kuyt	Feyenoord	Liverpool	18	2006
16	Daley Blind	Ajax	Manchester United	17.5	2014
17	Jaap Stam	PSV	Manchester United	17	1998
18	Ryan Babel	Ajax	Liverpool	16.95	2007
19	Zlatan Ibrahimović	Ajax	Juventus	16.9	2004
20	Mateja Kežman	Partizan	PSV	16.34	2000[3]
21	Miralem Sulejmani	Heerenveen	Ajax	16.25	2008
22	Dennis Bergkamp	Ajax	Internazionale	16	1993
23	Ronaldo Luis Nazario de Lima	PSV	Barcelona	15.5	1996
24	Luuk de Jong	Twente	Borussia Mönchengladbach	15	2012
25	Balázs Dzsudzsák	PSV	Anzhi Makhachkala	14	2011
25	Heurelho Gomes	PSV	Tottenham Hotspur	14	2008
25	Dušan Tadić	Twente	Southampton F.C.	14	2014
25	Wilfried Bony	Vitesse Arnhem	Swansea City	14	2013
25	Royston Drenthe	Feyenoord	Real Madrid	14	2007
30	Christian Eriksen	Ajax	Tottenham Hotspur	13.5	2013
30	Jordy Clasie	Feyenoord	Southampton F.C.	13.5	2015
32	Salomon Kalou	Feyenoord	Chelsea	12.6	2006
33	Arouna Koné	PSV	Sevilla FC	12	2007
33	Bryan Ruiz	Twente	Fulham	12	2011
33	Ahmed Hossam	Ajax	Marseille	12	2003
33	Thomas Vermaelen	Ajax	Arsenal	12	2009
37	Quincy Promes	Twente	Spartak Moscow	11.5	2014
38	Frank de Boer	Ajax	Barcelona	11	1998
39	Jeremain Lens	PSV	Dynamo Kiev	10.3	2013[4]
40	John Heitinga	Ajax	Atlético Madrid	10	2008
40	Jefferson Farfán	PSV	Schalke 04	10	2008
40	Graziano Pellè	Feyenoord	Southampton F.C.	10	2014
40	Jozy Altidore	AZ Alkmaar	Sunderland F.C.	10	2013
44	Dries Mertens	PSV	Napoli	9	2013[5]

Incoming transfers

Rank	Player	From	To	Transfer fee (€ million)	Year
1	Daley Blind	Manchester United	Ajax	16.50	2018[6]
2	Mateja Kežman	Partizan	PSV	16.34	2000[3]
3	Miralem Sulejmani	Heerenveen	Ajax	16.25	2008[7]
4	David Neres	São Paulo FC	Ajax	15.00	2017[8]
5	Dušan Tadić	Southampton F.C.	Ajax	11.40	2018[9]
6	Hakim Ziyech	Twente	Ajax	11.00	2016[10]
7	Jan Vennegoor of Hesselink	Twente	PSV	9.0	2001[11]
7	Arouna Koné	Roda JC	PSV	9.0	2006[12]
7	Klaas-Jan Huntelaar	Heerenveen	Ajax	9.0	2006[13]
10	Nikos Machlas	Vitesse	Ajax	8.6	1999[14]
11	Luis Suárez	Groningen	Ajax	8.0	2007[15]
12	Zlatan Ibrahimović	Malmö FF	Ajax	7.8	2001[16]
13	Dušan Tadić	Groningen	Twente	7.7	2012[17]
14	Ferdi Vierklau	Tenerife	Ajax	7.3	1998[18]
15	Gastón Pereiro	Club Nacional	PSV	7.0	2015[19]
15	Tim Matavž	Groningen	PSV	7.0	2011[20]
15	Kevin Strootman	Utrecht	PSV	7.0	2011[21]
15	Alex Rodrigo Dias da Costa	Santos	PSV	7.0	2004[22]
19	Danny Koevermans	AZ	PSV	6.9	2007[23]
20	Adam Maher	AZ	PSV	6.5	2013[24]
20	Steven Berghuis	Watford F.C.	Feyenoord	6.5	2017[25]
22	Darío Cvitanich	Banfield	Ajax	6.4	2008[26]
23	Jeremain Lens	AZ	PSV	6.0	2010[27]
23	Ridgeciano Haps	AZ	Feyenoord	6.0	2017[28]
23	Danko Lazović	Vitesse	PSV	6.0	2007[23]
23	Dries Mertens	Utrecht	PSV	6.0	2011[21]
23	Wesley Sonck	KRC Genk	Ajax	6.0	2003[29]
28	Ronaldo Luis Nazario de Lima	Cruzeiro	PSV	5.5	1994[30]
28	Ruud van Nistelrooy	Heerenveen	PSV	5.5	1998[31]
28	Luuk de Jong	Borussia Mönchengladbach	PSV	5.5	2014[32]

World Football Transfer Records

Player	From	To	Transfer fee (€ million)	Year
Johan Cruijff	Ajax	Barcelona	1.2	1973
Ruud Gullit	PSV	A.C. Milan	8	1987

References