Top 5 most expensive La Liga transfers | OneFootball

La Liga has been home to some of football’s greatest superstars playing for footballing giants in this prestigious league, but what are the five most expensive transfers in La Liga history?

Record-breaking transfers elevated already successful clubs like Real Madrid into the “Galactico” era, and have also seen teams like Atletico Madrid and Barcelona spending big.

Some of the biggest names in the history of the beautiful game feature on this top five list, including international talents and Champions League winners!

Here are the five most expensive transfers in La Liga history, including some of the biggest megastars in world football currently.

The top 5 most expensive La Liga transfers

5) Eden Hazard – Real Madrid (£99m)

After cementing himself as one of the greatest Premier League players of the past decade, Eden Hazard joined Real Madrid after recording a career-best for Chelsea of 16 goals and 15 assists in a season.

Since joining Madrid, Hazard has struggled to hit the ground running due to numerous injury problems.

However, now he is currently fully fit, Los Blancos fans could begin to see why Madrid paid so much for the Belgian superstar.

At around £99 million, Hazard makes it into the top five most expensive transfers in La Liga history!

4) Antoine Griezmann – Barcelona (£103m)

Coming off the back of a very impressive 2018 World Cup campaign which saw France lift the biggest cup in international football, Antoine Griezmann was in high demand. Still, no one anticipated him to move from Atletico Madrid to Barcelona.

Before moving, Griezmann’s price tag looked justified, after scoring 15+ La Liga goals in five consecutive seasons for Atletico.

Since joining Barcelona, Griezmann has been solid, but it can be argued that he didn’t hit the heights that he did under Diego Simeone.

The French forward was reunited with Atletico Madrid last season, and this season he has hit the ground running, scoring two goals in the first four games.

3) Ousmane Dembele – Barcelona (£107.8m)

A successful spell at Borussia Dortmund saw Ousmane Dembele be a crucial part of the side that won the DFB Pokal in the 2016/17 season.

His performances caught the attention of Europe’s top sides, but the Frenchman opted to join Barcelona in the 2018/19 season.

Dembele’s first couple of years at Barcelona were up and down, but under the management of Xavi, he took his career to new heights getting 13 assists in just 21 league games for the 2021/22 season.

2) Joao Felix – Atletico Madrid (£109m)

Another successful product of the Benfica academy, Joao Felix put world football on notice in his debut season for the Portuguese giants, scoring 15 goals and assisting 9 times in 26 league appearances.

He also put on fine performances in the Europa League, where he bagged three times in six appearances.

His impact got him a move to Diego Simeone’s Atletico Madrid for a huge price tag of around £109 million, putting him in as the second biggest transfer in the history of the Spanish top flight!

1) Philippe Coutinho – Barcelona (£116m)

The most expensive signing in La Liga history came in Brazillian playmaker Philippe Coutinho, who made the move from English giants Liverpool to Barcelona.

Coutinho had an impressive five years with Liverpool before moving to Camp Nou, where he had an impressive debut campaign getting 13 goal contributions in 18 appearances.

Bayern Munich and most recently, Aston Villa, before joining permanently in the 2022/23 season.