Manchester Metropolis took switch spending to a brand new stage after the takeover in 2009.
Simply hours after the brand new homeowners got here into place, Metropolis smashed the British switch document to signal Robinho for £32.5million. It is honest to say Metropolis have come a good distance for the reason that Brazilian arrived, with their switch technique a way more slick operation as of late.
The previous Metropolis ahead is not even of their high ten costliest buys – that is soccer for you. However who’s their document signing?
Who’s the most costly Man Metropolis participant of all time?
Jack Grealish value £100m when signed from Aston Villa (Picture credit score: Getty, Matt McNulty)
The title of Manchester Metropolis’s costliest signing goes to Jack Grealish who value £100million when signed from Aston Villa in 2021.
That deal additionally made Grealish the most costly English participant in historical past, though this was later equalled by Declan Rice, who joined Arsenal from West Ham for the same quantity two years later.
Grealish, 29, was not solely the primary England participant to maneuver for the landmark payment, but in addition the primary ever Manchester Metropolis purchase to value £100m.
Who held the all time document switch payment for a Manchester Metropolis participant earlier than Grealish?
Kevin De Bruyne grew to become Metropolis’s document signing in 2015
Metropolis’s subsequent costliest signing after Grealish is Josko Gvardiol. Gvardiol moved for £ 77 million from RB Leipzig, a document switch payment for a defender in historical past.
However that transfer passed off in 2023, two years after Grealish arrived on the Etihad. The earlier document holder was really Rodri who left Atletico for Metropolis for £62.8m.
Kevin De Bruyne broke the document again in 2015, becoming a member of for £55million, though most Metropolis followers most likely agree it has been cash nicely spent, with the Belgian worldwide set to finish a decade of excellent service subsequent summer season.
Raheem Sterling was beforehand the document purchase, signing from Liverpool for £49million – however solely holding the highest spot for six weeks earlier than De Bruyne’s signing.
Josko Gvardiol – Metropolis’s second costliest signing in membership historical past (Picture credit score: Alamy)
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Rank Value Participant From To
1
£100m
Jack Grealish
Aston Villa
Manchester Metropolis
2
£77m
Josko Gvardiol
RB Leipzig
Manchester Metropolis
3
£66.8m
Rodri
Atletico Madrid
Manchester Metropolis
4
£61.4m
Ruben Dias
Benfica
Manchester Metropolis
5
£60m
Riyad Mahrez
Leicester Metropolis
Manchester Metropolis
6
£60m
Joao Cancelo
Juventus
Manchester Metropolis
7
£57m
Aymeric Laporte
Athletic Bilbao
Manchester Metropolis
8
£55m
Kevin De Bruyne
Wolfsburg
Manchester Metropolis
9
£53m
Matheus Nunes
Wolves
Manchester Metropolis
10
£49m
Raheem Sterling
Liverpool
Manchester Metropolis
