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Most Expensive Loan Transfers
The highest reported loan fees in the TransferNews database, excluding permanent transfers and undisclosed loans.
Ranked fees1,463
Highest fee€22.5M
Recorded moves29,507
Fee coverage5%
Loan fees are often reported differently from permanent fees. This table includes only records classified as loans with a stated fee, keeping undisclosed and fee-free loans outside the ranking.
Published Table
#PlayerMoveFeeDate
6
Giovani Lo CelsoAttacking Midfield · Argentina
Real Betis
Tottenham Hotspur€16.0M1 sourceAug 8, 2019loan
Giovani Lo CelsoAttacking Midfield · ArgentinaReal BetisTottenham Hotspur€16.0M1 sourceAug 8, 2019loan
12
Orel MangalaDefensive Midfield · Belgium
Nottingham Forest
Olympique Lyonnais€11.7M1 sourceFeb 1, 2024loan
Orel MangalaDefensive Midfield · BelgiumNottingham ForestOlympique Lyonnais€11.7M1 sourceFeb 1, 2024loan
Methodology
Version fees-v3-canonical-eur
Figures are generated from a validated, versioned snapshot. A later correction creates a new snapshot without removing the previous record.
- Only sourced transfers marked confirmed or completed are included in ranked values and spending totals.
- Undisclosed fees are counted as recorded movements but are never assigned an estimated value.
- Only the canonical recorded EUR fee is used, consistently with TransferNews market totals. Fees in other currencies remain excluded from EUR totals until a sourced EUR value is recorded; no reference exchange rates or undisclosed-fee estimates are applied.
- Known net balance is calculated as known income minus known spending; positive values represent a surplus.
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