Liverpool’s most expensive signatures of all time
Liverpool and FSG splashed the money in 2025, bearing more than 400 million pounds sterling in the largest wave of summer spending of the club of all time. Alexander Isak rounded up the dramatic window of the Reds, costing a British record from Newcastle United.
But who else is on the list of the most expensive signatures of Liverpool? Here is the Top 20 with a detailed look at the top 10.
|
Row |
Player |
Costs |
Signed by |
Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1 |
Alexander Isaac |
125 million pounds sterling |
Newcastle |
2025 |
|
2 |
Florian Wirtz |
116 million pounds sterling |
Bayer Leverkusen |
2025 |
|
3 |
Virgil Van Dijk |
£ 75 m |
Southampton |
2018 |
|
4 |
Hugo Ekitike |
£ 69 m |
Shattering |
2025 |
|
5 |
Alisson |
67m |
Roma |
2018 |
|
6 |
Darwin Nunez |
£ 64 m |
Benfica |
2022 |
|
7 |
Dominique |
£ 60 m |
RB Leipzig |
2023 |
|
8 |
Near Keita |
£ 48 m |
RB Leipzig |
2018 |
|
9 |
Fabinho |
£ 44 m |
Monaco |
2018 |
|
10 |
Diogo Jota |
£ 41 m |
Wolves |
2020 |
|
= 11 |
Cody Agat |
£ 40 m |
PSV |
2023 |
|
= 11 |
Milos arrives |
£ 40 m |
Bournemouth |
2025 |
|
13 |
Luis Diaz |
38 million pounds sterling |
FC Porto |
2022 |
|
= 14 |
Andy Carroll |
35m |
Newcastle |
2011 |
|
= 14 |
Alexis Mac Allister |
35m |
Brighton |
2023 |
|
= 14 |
Ibrahima Konate |
35m |
RB Leipzig |
2021 |
|
= 14 |
Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain |
35m |
Arsenal |
2017 |
|
= 18 |
Mohamed wrong |
34m |
Roma |
2017 |
|
= 18 |
Sadio Mane |
34m |
Southampton |
2016 |
|
= 18 |
Ryan Gravenberch |
34m |
Bayern Munich |
2023 |
Here is a detailed overview of the 10 most expensive signatures of Liverpool:
10
Diogo Jota
41 million sterling pounds from Wolves
Liverpool made sure to capitalize on additional time before the start of the 2020/21 season, which had been delayed due to the pandemic, by signing Diogo Jota on a five -year Wolves contract.
Jota would become a fans of fans in Anfield but died tragically in 2025 at the age of 28 after a road accident. He will always be known as the number 20 of Liverpool.
9
Fabinho
44 million pounds from Monaco
Fabinho credited the exceptional infrastructure in place in Liverpool when he arrived at the club in May 2018, but it was he who ended up being the spine well necessary for his side.
Having made more than 150 appearances in his previous Monaco team, the Brazilian midfielder was wanted because of his ability to play anywhere in the middle of the park.
With Emre Can when leaving as free agent to sign for Juventus, Fabinho was considered the perfect replacement for the side of Klopp.
|
Liverpool career |
2018-2023 |
|
Apparitions |
219 |
|
Goals |
11 |
|
Aid |
9 |
|
Liverpool honors |
Champions League (2019), Premier League (2020), FA Cup (2022), League Cup (2022), Super Cup (2019) |
8
Near Keita
48 million pounds sterling from RB Leipzig
Naby Keita exceeded the record of 35 million pounds sterling by Andy Carroll when Liverpool agreed to trigger the midfielder’s release clause with RB Leipzig in August 2017, obtaining his move to the club for the following season.
It was above all a story of two stories for Keita in Liverpool. The first began with promise, potential and hope; The second ended with an injury, an inconsistency and, ultimately, his inevitable release.
|
Liverpool career |
2018-2023 |
|
Apparitions |
129 |
|
Goals |
11 |
|
Aid |
7 |
|
Liverpool honors |
Champions League (2019), Premier League (2020), FA Cup (2022), League Cup (2022), Super Cup (2019), Club World Cup (2019) |
7
Dominique
60 million pounds sterling from RB Leipzig
When it was announced that James Milner, Keita and Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain would all leave the club, Klopp knew that he had to skip the money on a brand new midfielder in the summer of 2023.
Shortly after finishing the signature of Alexis Mac Allister from Brighton for 35 million pounds sterling, Liverpool told RB Leipzig that they would trigger the liberation clause of 60 million pounds sterling for Dominik Szoboszlai.
The captain of Hungary had won the DFB-Pokal with Leipzig and obtained third place in third place in the Bundesliga, but it was his impressive performances on the international scene as a captain of Hungary who attracted the eye of Liverpool.
6
Darwin Nunez
64 million Benfica sterling pounds
Darwin Nunez signed for a first 64 million Benfica sterling pounds in 2022 and started with the Reds so well, when his goal obtained the community shield for Manchester City.
However, things have never really clicked En Marche for Uruguayan in Anfield, and it was sold to the Saudi Pro League Club Al Hilal in 2025.
5
Alisson
67 million pounds from Roma
Alisson became the most expensive goalkeeper in the world in the summer of 2018 when he signed for Liverpool from Roma on a six -year contract.
The agreement exceeded Ederson’s signing of 35 million pounds from Man City in 2017 and turned out to be a central turning point during Klopp’s mandate at the club, after losing major trophies due to goalkeeper errors.
Although the officials of the Merseyside Club did not reveal the real costs, his former club, Roma, said that the agreement was worth 67 million pounds sterling.
Records are supposed to be broken, however, and it did not last long, because Chelsea signed Kepa Arrizabalaga of Bilbao athletics for 71 million pounds sterling a few weeks later.
4
Hugo Ekitike
69 million sterling pounds from Frankfurt
Hugo Ekitike was one of the two star attackers to sign for Liverpool in 2025, the Reds paid in Frankfurt a first £ 69 million for the attacker when they pushed Nunez.
Like Nunez, the Frenchman made an instant impression by scoring his debut in the community shield, while Ekitike also scored the first goal of the 2025/26 Premier League season.
3
Virgil Van Dijk
75 million sterling pounds from Southampton
Liverpool’s most expensive defensive signature of all time has undoubtedly been the most important addition in the last decade. Now Captain of the Reds, Van Dijk has won several premier League titles and the Champions League in Anfield, establishing itself as a Liverpool legend.
The announcement that Van Dijk would join Liverpool at the turn of the new year in 2018 was a world record agreement for a defender at the time – costs only since exceeded by the transfer of Harry Maguire to Man United (80 million pounds Sterling) in 2019 and Josko Gvardiol in Man City (77 million pounds Sterling) in 2023 – Penny.
2
Florian Wirtz
116 million pounds sterling by Bayer Leverkusen
Florian Wirtz was the record signature of Liverpool for only a few months in the summer of 2025 after sealing a huge move of 116 million pounds Sterling by Bayer Leverkusen.
The German international seemed to snub by joining Bayern Munich in favor of going to Merseyside with the Reds and signed a five -year contract in Anfield.
1
Alexander Isaac
125 million pounds from Newcastle
Alexander Isak is the record transfer of Liverpool and British, the Reds finally concluding an agreement on the day of the deadline in 2025.
The Swedish international went on strike for weeks in Newcastle before finally obtaining his wish with a move to Anfield. Isak has signed a six -year contract and set the Reds at 125 million pounds sterling.



